February 22 Devotion

John 6:60-66
On hearing it, many of his disciples said, "This is a hard teaching. Who can accept it?" Aware that his disciples were grumbling about this, Jesus said to them, "Does this offend you? What if you see the Son of Man ascend to where he was before! The Spirit gives life; the flesh counts for nothing. The words I have spoken to you are spirit and they are life. Yet there are some of you who do not believe." For Jesus had known from the beginning which of them did not believe and who would betray him. He went on to say, "This is why I told you that no one can come to me unless the Father has enabled him."

From this time many of his disciples turned back and no longer followed him.

Christ’s Wilderness

Here we are in these forty days,
Soul-searching and repentance is the way.
It’s not a happy or uplifting time,
Imitating the Lord should be our prime.

Ashes begin this time of remorse,
Remembering The Last Supper is the end recourse.
Lent is there to make us think,
How our souls and Jesus should make a link.

Six weeks He spent out in the desert,
Praying to His Father was the only comfort.
So in this time of spiritful purpose,
Emulate Christ’s retreat into wilderness.
Jerome R. Guerrein
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