Prepared in the Wilderness | Anne-Marie Finsaas | Lent | February 18, 2018

We turn into the weeks of Lent to follow Jesus to the cross. Anne-Marie Finsaas takes us to Mark 1:9-15, where the Holy Spirit descends upon Jesus at baptism, then compels Him to go out into the desert to be tempted by Satan. Jesus’ time in the desert is a familiar story, and it's rather comforting because of Jesus’ strength in withstanding temptation. What is much less comfortable, though, is the Holy Spirit’s part in driving Jesus into the wilderness. What does that say about our valleys, deserts, wilderness, and suffering? And what do we do with that??