Lent Reflection - Temptation

Lent Reflection - Temptation

Author: Matthew Maloney March 18, 2019 Duration: 1:01

During the 40 Days that Jesus spent fasting in the desert, The first temptation he experienced from the devil was that of hunger. The Devil said ""If you are the Son of God, command this stone to become bread." Jesus responds by quoting from the book of Deuteronomy. 'One does not live by bread alone, but by every word that comes forth from the mouth of God" ---"God let the Israelites be afflicted with hunger in the desert, but then fed them with manna a food unknown to them, that prefigured the Eucharist, so that they might know that it is not by bread alone that people live, but faith. If we put our faith first, God will provide for our needs. Keep this in mind as we fast and abstain each Friday this Lent. If you already give up Meat on Fridays, give up something else to bring you a little hungur. For fasting purifies the soul, it shifts our prioritizes to God, and lets Him proved for us.


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