into the wilderness
May 5th, 2007Greetings, flock!
It is with great excitement and some reservation that I now inform you of the journey I will be taking. Just as our lord spent 40 days in the wilderness being tempted by evil, so shall I. I will embark within the hour.
Of course our lord was tempted some 2,000 years ago. We've become much more efficient and advanced since then. What our lord required 40 days to do, I will do in 2. While his journey took place somewhere in the middle east, mine will take place in the Adirondack mountains of the state of New York. What he did on foot, I will do with an automobile. Also, since my brother happens to live quite close to the other side of the wilderness I seek (heathens all of them, I tell you), I may as well sleep there instead of on the rocks and stones of the wilderness. The forces of evil work a bit differently too, these days, and will use text and picture messages in addition to the typical sights and visions to tempt me during my journey.
But the sacrifice I will offer is similar to those required of that journey taken 2000 years ago. Yea, though, should I make it out unscathed, the blessings our lord will shower upon me will, no doubt, be equal as well.
Go in peace, and keep me in your thoughts in prayers.
