It is
every year during the first Sunday of Lent that we hear the familiar Gospel
story of angels leading Jesus into desert to be tempted by Satan. What is
interesting, is that the line immediately preceding this passage speaks of God’s
love for his Son. It doesn’t seem like the way you would treat your son or
daughter. So there must be a reason why
the Gospel writer crafted this story of the three quintessential temptations of
pride, privilege and power, to immediately follow the initiation of Jesus to
his ministry. What point was Matthew trying to make and how does it relate to
our Lenten journey?
Perhaps a
true story of a dying college grad and his former college professor will shed
light on all of this for us. Click and
see what I mean…
For the
podcast of the homily, click
here
For the
text of the homily, click
here
For the
readings of the Sunday, click
here
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