St. Aidan's Anglican Church, Kansas City - Weekly Talks

Lent, forty days of following Christ into the desert, is a means of drawing closer to God in preparation for Easter, the Resurrection of the Son of God. The call to the desert prompts us to carve out periods of time within the daily routines to attend to the condition of one’s deep heart. Lent is the Holy Spirit’s call to the universal Church to experience a desert-like time without thus having to abandon daily activities. For example, during commute times, turn off the radio, music, news, audio books, etc., and prayerfully retreat into the silence. This is part one of a four part series on Christ's journey into the Desert and how we follow him there together.