Mark doesn’t tell us what is tempting Jesus in the wilderness. But we know what it is about. Because we know what tempts us.
The seduction of temptation
Lent 1B | Mark 1:9-15
The first Sunday in Lent is always the Temptation in the Wilderness. And when we read Mark’s version, we sure don’t have a lot to go on, do we?
Imagine sitting around a table at the end of this season of Lent and somebody asks how you spent your forty days.
One person goes: I gave up chocolate. It was brutal, but I’m looking forward to having some tonight!
Another says: I went to the gym every single day. Sometimes it was just a 20 minute walk on the treadmill, but honestly, I’m glad I did it.
And the new guy says: Me? I was tempted by Satan; was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on me.
There’s a story there, isn’t there? Yeah. Like three stories! We definitely want to know more about this being tempted by Satan stuff.
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