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Evening Prayer 7 PM weekly

Reaching out to the least, the lonely, and the lost

Holy Communion Service at Friendship South

2nd and 4th Sundays, 2:30 pm

Thoughts from the Lectionary: The First Sunday in Lent

From the Gospel Lesson: St. Matthew 4:1-11

Vs. 4 But he answered and said, It is written, Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

We read in this passage of Matthew’s gospel account of the trials that Christ endured during His forty day fast in the wilderness following His baptism. He is hungry and weary and one would think, in a quite vulnerable state. The Devil comes to Him and tempts Him. Satan offers to satisfy the lusts of His flesh, the lusts of His eyes, and His pride. But, being armed with the Word of God Jesus withstands and rebuffs the fallen angel. Satan, defeated, then takes his leave.

We too are tempted by “The Lusts of the Flesh, “The Lusts of the Eyes”, and “The Pride of Life”. In our vulnerable times we must rely on Christ for His strength and, following His example, fill our hearts and minds with the word of God in the Scriptures, that, knowing His word, we can withstand the onslaught of The Enemy.

Blessings,

Fr. Duane+