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Preparing for The First Sunday in Lent +
Read Deuteronomy 26: 1-11 and Luke 4: 1-13.

The scriptures for the first Sunday of Lent paint for us two pictures of what it means to wander: to wander as an alien in a strange land (Deuteronomy) and to follow the Spirit into the wilderness (Luke.) Where in your life right now do you sometimes feel you are wandering in a “strange land?” Where do you sense the Spirit is trying to lead you? And how might you feel if shadows surrounded you and threatened to overwhelm you? Where would you turn for hope? PRAYER: Holy God, walk this Lenten journey with us. There will be rough places and rocky moments. Through it all, O God, be our guard, our guide, our strength. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.