He stayed there for forty days while Satan tested him. Jesus was with the wild animals, but angels took care of him. (Mark 1:13)
The fall of Icarus, Peter Paul Rubens
It can help to find the words to tell the truth of where you are now. If you can find the courage to name ‘here’ – especially in the place where you do not wish to be – it can help you be there. Padraig O Tuama
The temptation of Jesus
Jesus is with the wild animals. Left, seemingly undefended, vulnerable to smooth (coarse?) tones Jesus is exposed to insinuating accusations. We replace a garden with a desert. This second Adam feels the heat of a searing sun.
Quiet yourself and allow a recollection of being paralysed or exposed to come. Maybe it was today, or in the past, but the fierceness of its heat comes to you now. Do you need to stay here a while and allow Him to come to you?
Hello searching light.
Bridget A Braybooks, by permission
“Saying our hellos (to grief, to wonder,...) through the accounts of Jesus life in the gospel of Mark.”