Have you ever felt the tension between holding onto spiritual highs and trusting God in life’s ordinary valleys?
Jesus’ journey from the mountain of transfiguration to the wilderness of testing reveals a profound truth. Our deepest faith grows not in moments of glory. It grows in choosing to trust when God seems distant.
Through Jesus’ wilderness encounter, we learn how to resist the subtle temptation of self-sufficiency.
We also learn how to embrace a life of deep dependence on the Father. Lent draws us from the mountain’s brilliance into the ordinary, where faith is tested. Jesus, led into the wilderness, faces temptations not of evil but of good things offered without God.
Unlike Adam, who grasped for security, Jesus trusts the Father. He offers hope for a new humanity where trust and love prevail.
Breaking Open 