Active Listening

The Season of Lent is both a challenge and a gift. Sunday’s gospel takes us into the desert and the challenge of temptation. Just like Jesus, we encounter moments where we need to make a choice. Sometimes we know what to choose, but in those moments when we pause and uncertainty silences our own moral compass whose voice do we hear? There are many voices that surround us today, some loud and some barely a whisper, but which ones do we look for to listen to in this time of renewal? To what extent can we actively try to listen for the voice of God reminding us who we are at our very core, instead of the voices of temptation leading us away from the path of Truth?