Day Seven: Heat ( Sự Nóng Bức)-Wednesday of the First Week of Lent
Day Seven: Heat The desert is not only dry, barren, and a place of solitude, it is also hot. The desert’s dry heat takes a toll on the body and…
Danh mục: Góc Tiếng Anh – English Corner
Day Six: Solitude (Sự Cô Tịnh)-Tuesday of the First Week of Lent
Solitude Human beings are not meant to exist in isolation and separation. We are made for communion with God and with each other. Heaven will be lived within the unbreakable…
Day Five: Barrenness (Sự Cằn Cỗi)-Monday of the First Week of Lent
Day Five: Barrenness Though Heaven is best symbolized by the most luscious and fruitful garden or a glorious city with streets paved in gold, the barrenness of the desert is…
First Sunday in Lent: Hunger (Cơn Đói)
First Sunday in Lent: Hunger One pronounced effect of fasting is hunger. Is it good to be hungry? All three Synoptic Gospels speak of Jesus being hungry after fasting in…
Day Four: Dryness (Sự Khô Khan)-Saturday after Ash Wednesday
Today, we ponder the dryness of the desert. One symbolic lesson the desert teaches is that prayer and fasting do not always produce the emotional consolation of “rain” we might…