We continue our Lenten Sermon Series “Good Enough”, begun on Ash Wednesday this past week. This series is based upon the newly released book by the author Kate Bowler of the same name, with 40 devotions helping to put language to humanity’s struggle that life is not as it should be, but still must be lived faithfully. Part of being human is wrestling with all of the things that are broken in our world and that cannot be fixed, yet also tending to the things that we can do something about. We are only human, but also made in the image of God. This Lent, can we let ‘good enough’ be good enough?
THIS WEEK: we find ourselves hungry for many things that we believe will bring us satisfaction. The devil lays a bet that Jesus will jump at the chance for glory, fame, and the quick fix. Who wouldn’t? But Jesus keeps up the pithy one-liners long enough that the Tempter just has to slink away. What are the temptations that catch your ear, singing out promises that your life should be more special than it is? What if ordinary life is already holy–as is?