When the devil had finished every temptation, he departed from him for a time. - Luke 4:13
Out lives are at best a roller-coaster of events that carry us to great heights only to plummet us to breath-taking lows, and we have little choice but to hang on for the ride. Today's Gospel reminds us that the temptations Jesus faced are symbolic of the ones we face daily - power, wealth, personal needs - and while we may overcome them for a while, they will return again in other, maybe more subtle forms. Let us use our time in the "desert" of Lent to help us recognize and prepare for the ones that we face today, and for the ones that are yet to come.
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