Wilderness

 

Mark 1:11-13

And a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, the Beloved; with you I am well pleased.”

And the Spirit immediately drove him out into the wilderness. He was in the wilderness forty days, tempted by Satan; and he was with the wild beasts; and the angels waited on him.

So, how is it going for you

in the wilderness today?

What are the wild beasts revealing

of the self you’d rather not see?

What are you being forced to confront

by the relentless, driving Spirit?

What distractions assail you,

what yearnings haunt you

and haul you away

from the hard work

you have to do?

Gruelling work

that unlocks a freedom

only discovered in the wilderness.

And, when you think you cannot stay there

a moment longer

who are the angels

who minister to you

whispering words from heaven

“You are my beloved”

Words that cannot be cancelled

not even by wilderness

How is it going for you

in the wilderness today?