Lent 2B
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The return of temptation is a reminder of what our resistance to temptation is really about. Keeping faith in a life full of hope.
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Stories of Jesus’s temptation are great opportunities for us to examine what tempts us. It goes much deeper than we usually think.
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When Jesus says to Peter “Get behind me, Satan!” he’s resisting temptation; which means something Peter said tempts him.
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As Jesus offers his first Passion prediction, he does so knowing that the disciples are afraid to know what it is that they already know.
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The thing about Jesus’s rebuke of Peter is that we don’t see it coming. But we should. We’re often in Peter’s shoes.
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There is such power in this rebuke that it shatters our focus on the moment. Like when a trusted authority uses a swear word.