I. What Lent is for

At his baptism, Jesus heard heaven’s Voice say, “You are my Son, my Beloved; I am very pleased with you.” The Holy Spirit descends upon him to empower Jesus to be who the Voice said he is.

But what does it mean to be the Beloved Child of God? Answering that question and living the answer is why the Spirit has driven him into the desert.

What does it mean for us to be beloved children of God? And how well are we being who we are?

Isn’t this what Lent is for? Will we allow the same Spirit that drove Jesus into a time of honest examination also lead you and me to do the same?

What does it mean to be a beloved child of God? We don’t make up an answer on own. We are given one by God in Jesus.

During Lent we go up to the door facing, where Jesus’ stature is imprinted, a…