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Mari leads a quiet vacation Bible study using Lectio Divina and Ignatian imagination through Luke 4:1–13 (Jesus tempted in the desert), connecting the passage to Lent and her own fast from sweets. Mari reflects on the three temptations—comfort/physical needs, power and false worship, and fear/testing God—highlighting how Jesus answers with Scripture and how the devil even uses Scripture. She emphasizes that knowing Scripture isn’t enough without living according to God’s ways, offers reflection questions, and shares a takeaway that the desert is preparation, not punishment, inviting listeners to lean into Lent with prayer and fasting.
00:00 Welcome to Ever Be
00:42 Life Update
02:43 Bible Study Setup
04:15 Opening Prayer
05:17 Luke 4 Reading
06:55 Contemplative Prayer
09:41 Three Temptations
15:42 Fear and Trust
16:40 Scripture and Salvation
19:20 Reflection Questions
20:54 Desert as Preparation
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