Lord –
We journey by stages as You command.
In this wilderness that sculpts us like clay, we thirst and wonder if You are among us. In this wilderness, we complain and ask why we were brought out of Egypt.
Help us to go on ahead – taking with us trusted companions and memories of Your fulfilled promises. Help us to go on ahead and meet You there – standing on the rock that will quench our thirst.
In the name of the One who is there in front of us, we pray.
Amen.
(The Third Sunday in Lent is March 12.)