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Yes, even Jesus had to deal with temptations.  Although, unlike the rest of us, he seemed to fare a bit better.  It is a practice during lent to be giving something up.  To be letting go of those physical, mental, emotional ties that keep us from connecting more fully with God.  

We are not so good at walking that line.  At least not for very long.  And that is part of the practice isn’t it?  Forty days is A LONG TIME.  And yet, if we don’t practice, then it is much more difficult to learn where we might need help.  And if we don’t practice then we maybe don’t have a deep understanding of what it is to be tempted.

Jesus was/is human.  But Jesus is/was also divine.  This narrative is a reminder for us of that divinity, in Jesus, also comes in human form. The things that tempt Jesus may or may not be some of the same things that tempt us; however, we can still learn from his example.  Because in the end, the focus is not really on what the temptation is, but who we believe we are, and to whom we belong.  

We take this time of Lent to practice, and to remember that the practice is something that helps us to open our eyes to God, and to remember the Good News of which Pastor Todd made note,  “God is God, and you are not.  Quit trying to pretend that you can be everything and do everything”.  Maybe then our Lenten practice will help us lean into the truth that we can trust that we have been already saved.  We are already loved.  We are already one with God.”