Next Sunday’s lectionary features Jesus’ temptation.
He had gone to a lonely place to try and discover what his ministry was going to be. It was a time of decision. He had to reject the false paths and find the true one. We too have these times of decision in our lives, and there may well be some guidance in that story. As a Christian community, we try to do Jesus’ work in our time, and churches – communities – can also be tempted, and might prefer glory or power or security to the path which Jesus calls us to follow.
But I’m not sure if I would necessarily know temptation even if it hit me in the face.
God give us the self-knowledge
to know when we are being tempted,
and the strength
to follow your way.