Luke 4:1-13
“Sanctification”

As we walk the path of Lent, this first Sunday, we are invited to think about grace and what it means to become whole and holy in Christ. In our reading, Jesus spends 40 days in the wilderness. At the end of this time, the devil invites him to turn rocks into bread, to rule the world, and to jump from the temple and allow the angels to catch him. Jesus resists each offer. How can wilderness times be a gift?

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