The Preacher’s Sermon

It was Lent, 
that Sunday was rainy and windy, 
the preacher spoke about repentance and temptation, 
the wind blown rain was pounding on the windows, 
reminding us of our baptism, 

"In the name of the Father, of the Son and of the Holy Spirit..."

To wash away our sins, 
and that Lent is the time to step out of the comfort of our lives and into the desert, 
here the uncomfortable reality of temptation takes over, 
now we learn how much faith we have, 
or at least how much we are willing and able to believe when we are tempted beyond what we feel we can bear, 
when we are too hungry, 
too thirsty. 

T. S. Deary 
3/17/25