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A Springin theDesertRediscovering the water of life in lentFrank & Victoria Loguej
Photography by Frank & Victoria LogueThe scripture quotations contained herein are from The NewRevised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989 by the Divisionof Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches ofChrist in the U.S.A., and are used by permission. All rights reserved.Psalm passages are from the Psalter in The Book of Common Prayer,unless otherwise noted.ISBN: 978-0-88028-492-0 2019 Forward MovementAll rights reserved.Printed in the USA
A Springin theDesertRediscovering the water of life in lentFrank & Victoria LoguejForward MovementCincinnati, OHio
IntroductionO God, you are my God; eagerly I seek you;my soul thirsts for you, my flesh faints for you,as in a barren and dry land where there is no water.—Psalm 63:1“Yes, I understand you are hikers, but have you everbackpacked in the desert?” The question was onlya little self-serving on the part of the park ranger.We were standing in the Visitor’s Center of ArchesNational Park seeking an overnight permit to campin an area beyond the park’s services. Our daughter,Griffin, then eight years old, was with us. If wegot into trouble, the park staff would have to golooking for us. Even though the gift shop sold theguide Backpacking in the 90s, we were still from theEast Coast. The ranger wanted us to understand:Backpacking can potentially be dangerous anywhere,but a trip into the desert can be lethal.Introductionj5
We answered his questions confidently enoughto secure the permit. We enjoyed a late afternoonhike through Courthouse Wash under the toweringPetrified Dunes, camped that night above the wash,then hiked back out the next morning. The overnighthike was worth the effort as Arches is a very busytourist destination and was filled that summer daywith bumper-to-bumper traffic. The backcountrypermit offered us a portion of the park to ourselves.Years have passed. Griffin now lives in the shadowof the Superstition Mountains in Arizona. Shehas come to know the Sonoran Desert landscapewell, including the adaptations of the plants andanimals that thrive there. Together with family tripsto Israel, Jordan, and Egypt, we have gained a realappreciation for the parched places on our planet.Connecting arid wilderness to following Jesus takesno effort as the Abrahamic faiths were born and tookroot in the Middle East. Scripture is saturated withimages dependent on some understanding of life inseemingly uninhabitable terrain.These wastelands were fruitful places in scripture:Jacob the trickster on the run from his brother Esauslept with a stone for a pillow, only to dream of aladder reaching to heaven with angels ascending anddescending. Moses turned aside in the Sinai to see a6jA Spring in the Desert
bush that burned but was not consumed. Ravens fedElijah while the prophet hid from King Ahab afterprophesying of a coming drought. John the Baptistcried out “prepare the way of the Lord” while living inthe wilderness, eating locusts and wild honey. Jesusfasted and prayed in the desert the first forty daysafter his baptism before beginning his active ministry.The Bible was written by people for whom these wildlands were close at hand, part of the religious andcultural as well as physical landscape.This strand of scripture reveals how powerful asymbol Living Water would be to the ears of theSamaritan woman Jesus met one day at a well. Waterwas scarce. Knowing where sources of water werelocated proved vital for farmers and shepherds alike.Many stories in scripture take place in and aroundwells as these were important gathering places in adesert land. God opens Hagar’s eyes so that she sees awell when she and Ishmael are near death. Rebekahoffering water to a stranger at her community’s wellis the sign that she is to marry Abraham’s son Isaac.When the Israelites thirst in the wilderness, Godmakes water flow from rock that he has commandedMoses to strike with his staff.When King David is on the run from his sonAbsalom, he hides in the Judean wilderness. HeIntroductionj7
compares his longing for God’s presence to his desirefor water in the desert, “O God, you are my God;eagerly I seek you; my soul thirsts for you, my fleshfaints for you, as in a barren and dry land where thereis no water” (Psalm 63:1-2).The image in Psalm 1 compares those who delight inGod’s law as a tree with a steady source of sustenance:“They are like trees planted by streams of water,bearing fruit in due season, with leaves that do notwither; everything they do shall prosper.”As we make our way to Holy Week and Easter, we willuse a variety of sources to unearth the relationshipthis wisdom of the desert offers our life in Christ. Aswe arrive at Easter, you will have discovered anewways to nurture your faith that are as life-giving as aspring in the desert. First, we will be guided by earlyChristians who retreated to the desert and the sayingsthey left behind for those who followed their path.Desert Mothers and FathersIn the third century after Jesus’ resurrection,Christianity had become the religion of the state.Men and women began to gather in the Desertof Scete in Northern Egypt, living as hermits and8jA Spring in the Desert
getting together on occasion to worship. This was acountercultural movement not unlike the thousandswho would follow Jesus in the way of Saint Francisor Saint Dominic in late twelfth and early thirteenthcentury Europe. With something akin to those whotravel with the Grateful Dead, Phish, and other rockbands, followers flocked to hermits like Anthonyof the Desert and Amma (or Mother) Syncletica,attracted to a very different way of life than foundin the homes they left. The desert came to holdthousands of these forbears of monks and nuns whopracticed a very austere faith focused on prayer andfasting.The influence of the desert mothers and fatherscontinued into the fourth and fifth centuries and hada profound impact on Christianity. Beyond the desert,many key leaders of the church had direct contactwith the hermits of Scete. This was not an incidentalChristian movement but one central to churchhistory, helping shape the life and practice of themonasteries of Europe that would be their successorscenturies later. For example, the well-known churchleader Athanasius was critically involved in the earlychurch councils of the fourth century, which createdthe Nicene Creed. Athanasius fled to the desert ofEgypt for a time before returning as a champion oforthodox faith.Introductionj9
John Cassian (circa 360-435) gathered the wisdomof the desert in his books Institutes and Conferences,while Athanasius wrote a biography of Anthony. Thecollected sayings, known as Apophthegmata Patrum,survived as well. All these works show the fruits ofthe prayer and fasting that were central to these earlymonastics.In order to have the weeks of Lent patterned bythese desert mothers and fathers—known aseremites—we structured the daily readings by weekfollowing key Christian virtues. The desert mothersand fathers, notably Evagrius Ponticus, identifiedseven (sometimes listed as eight) evil thoughts to beovercome—often referred to as the Seven DeadlySins. However, instead of focusing on these sins, weselected the positive inverse of each. We explore thetheme of faithfulness rather than the sin of lust, andhumility rather than pride. Additionally, we offer aspiritual practice each week that fits with that theme.Spiritual PracticesWhile you won’t find a term like “spiritual practices”or “spiritual disciplines” in scripture, we find Jesushad a vast knowledge of Hebrew scripture, taughtprayer, kept the sabbath, and encouraged his disciplesto serve others and proclaim the Good News of the10jA Spring in the Desert
coming reign of God. In the early centuries of thefaith, these became practices that continue today,actions designed not to curry God’s favor but to fosterthe faith planted in us. In the epilogue, we circleback to consider which of these practices you mightwant to take up in the fifty days of Easter and beyondthrough a new or revised Rule of Life.A Quick OverviewThe outline for this Lent:nn the week of Ash Wednesday, the theme isfaithfulness with the spiritual practice ofconfessionnn the first week in Lent, the theme is humility withthe spiritual practice of prayernn the second week, the theme is forgiveness withthe spiritual practice of reading scripturenn the third week, we take generosity as the themewith the spiritual practice of tithes and offeringsnn the fourth week, we pair the spiritual practice ofvocation with the theme of constancynn in the fifth week, the spiritual practice of sabbathadds to the theme of moderationnn Holy Week features loving-kindness as its themewith the spiritual practice of worshipIntroductionj11
A Key to the SymbolsEach week we use a variety of sources; these iconshelp identify the source:This symbol represents a reflection ona passage of scripture that we offer foreach of the Sundays of Lent.The personal reflections written by Victoriaare marked with the Tau-shaped crossassociated with Saint Francis of Assisi as sheis a life-professed tertiary (lay member) ofthe Third Order, Society of St. Francis.The personal reflections Frank wrote forthis book are marked with this spiral-filledcross he designed for the logo of King ofPeace Episcopal Church in Kingsland,Georgia. This is the congregation he,Victoria, and their daughter, Griffin, worked withothers to found.This symbol of a plant growing in the harshsun signifies readings from the sayings ofthe desert mothers and fathers.12jA Spring in the Desert
This image of a deer by a spring of watersignifies the plants and animals of thedesert.This sun notes a photograph fromour travels with a brief reflection andquestions.We vary the source each day, while working throughthe themes from faithfulness to loving-kindness. Twoor three questions each day open up the readings forfurther reflection.A Lenten PrayerWe hope the Holy Spirit will inspire your readingof these reflections, and we offer a prayer for yourLenten journey. This prayer, written by the desertfather Ephrem the Syrian, is considered by OrthodoxChristians such a perfect distillation of the season ofLent that they offer the prayer in all of the weekdayliturgies leading to Easter.O Lord and Master of my life,take from me the spirit of sloth, despair,lust of power, and idle talk.Introductionj13
But give rather the spirit of chastity, humility,patience, and love to Thy servant.Yea, O Lord and King,grant me to see my own transgressions,and not to judge my brother,for blessed art Thou, unto ages of ages.Amen.11 This English translation is the one used by the Orthodox Churches in rayer-of-st.-ephrem)14jA Spring in the Desert
The Week of Ash WednesdayFaithfulnessDo not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, wheremoth and rust consume and where thieves break in and steal;but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, whereneither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves do notbreak in and steal. For where your treasure is, there yourheart will be also.—Matthew 6:19-21Give us grace, O God, to rend our hearts in this seasonof penitence and fasting that you may grant us truerepentance, that we, turning from our sin, may store upfor ourselves treasure in heaven, where neither mothnor rust consume and where thieves do not break inand steal, knowing that where our treasure is, there ourhearts will be also. Grant this for the sake of your onlySon Jesus Christ, who lives and reigns with you and theHoly Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.The Week of Ash Wednesdayj15
Ash Wednesday“Remember that you are dust and todust you shall return.” These words,said as ashes are imposed on theforeheads of those worshiping on AshWednesday, are a reminder that death is a given.This is probably the only place where you will bereminded of this inconvenient fact. Even in thechurch, this is the only day of the year in which youwill be faced with your mortality in such a clear way.Draw the timeline out long enough and the mortalityrate for humans hovers at one hundred percent.Given this certainty, Ash Wednesday’s reminder,“Remember that you are dust and to dust you shallreturn,” is vital and well, life-giving.In the sixth chapter of Matthew’s Gospel, Jesusteaches his followers to keep their piety hidden ratherthan making a public spectacle out of giving alms,praying, and fasting. He goes on to say, “Do not storeup for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth andrust consume and where thieves break in and steal;but store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, whereneither moth nor rust consumes and where thieves16jA Spring in the Desert
do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is,there your heart will be also.”We begin the penitential journey of Lent with anhonest assessment of ourselves. The truth is that allof us fall short of the mark set by God. We neitherlove God fully nor our neighbors as ourselves.We often fail to love ourselves as God does. Wedisappoint ourselves. We hurt others. Yet the storythroughout scripture is that God knows us, loves us,and wants better for us. This is very different frommessages of our culture: Just be happy and feel goodabout ourselves; You are more or less okay and I ammore or less okay.If I am more or less okay and you are more or lessokay, then whatever I do is fine. There are otherpeople who are worse, right? I might have cheated ona test, but people do worse. I might have cheated inmy marriage, but people have done worse. If we holdthis view, then anybody other than the occasional axemurderer or child molester, ends up going to heavenwith no trouble and we can all feel good aboutourselves. But this approach ignores the very realpain and sin in the world—as well as the one sourceof healing.Jesus offers a different path. We don’t need to pretendwe have our act together. We can acknowledge theThe Week of Ash Wednesdayj17
ways we hurt others and fail to see ourselves as Godsees us. Rather than being cause for beating ourselvesup, this realization of the ways we have messed upturns us back to God. That is what it means to repent,to turn around.What we find in scripture is not just talk of sin andrepentance, though that is very clear. We also readof a God who loves us just like we are and wantssomething better for us. God knows about that badstuff, those secret sins, and will help us deal withthem if we confess and give them to God. This iswhere the imposition of ashes has an importantlesson. Ashes are imposed in the sign of a cross onour forehead, on the same spot where a cross is madewith holy oil during baptism with the words, “You aresealed by the Holy Spirit in baptism and marked asChrist’s own forever.”We are dust and to dust we shall return, but even atthe grave we praise God as we have been marked asChrist’s own forever. And in that sure and certainhope, we use this season to begin addressing thesins we have been letting slide. Who do we need toforgive? What behavior do we need to stop? How canwe name the anger and resentment we feel and giveit to God? This journey through the desert will givethe Holy Spirit an opportunity to speak to our heartsabout this amendment of life.
jnn On the day when worshipers have ashes imposedon their foreheads, we read the gospel in whichJesus teaches us not to practice our piety beforeothers. Why might we need to rub the ashes offbefore heading into the world? Why might weneed to leave them on? In what other ways mightwe take care not to practice our piety beforeothers?nn How is feeling happy and good about ourselvesunrealistic?nn In what ways does your life need to change? Whatcame to mind as you read this reflection? Offerthis to God in prayer and ask for the grace tochange.jThe Week of Ash Wednesdayj19
Thursday after Ash Wednesday20jA Spring in the Desert
Finely tuned to their arid environment,cacti all have means to store water,decrease water loss, or increase waterintake. The saguaro cactus has adaptedtechniques to accomplish all three. Even when theplants are quite small, just inches above the ground,their fibrous roots have already spread as much assix feet out from the stem. This helps explain whya 2-inch tall saguaro is already about a decade old.While a single tap root burrows two feet into theground, the rest of the root system lies just inchesbelow the surface and stretches out as much as65 feet, enabling a mature saguaro to capture thewater after a rare rain and to hold the soil together,preventing erosion. Eventually growing to 50-60 feetabove the rocky soil and living to be 150-200 yearsof age, these icons of the American West live only inthe Sonoran Desert of southern Arizona and westernSonora, Mexico. The plant makes the most of thelittle rainfall it receives, holding as much as 200gallons of water within the tall column and stems,which the plant feeds on during dry seasons.Yet despite the ways the saguaro fits the Sonoranecosystem, a newer invasive species has provedmuch more problematic. The saguaro pictured herelives in the Four Peaks area of Tonto National Forestnear Phoenix, Arizona. While the cactus stretchedThe Week of Ash Wednesdayj21
toward the sun, the area in front of the plant becamea popular place to target shoot. While most peopleshoot man-made targets, some have used this cactusfor practice, with bullets tearing past the spinydefenses and shattering the plant. Slow growth hadalways been an asset for this plant, but the cactus canno longer fully heal from these attacks. At least twocacti that stood nearby had already succumbed to theshooting range.jnn How might the photo be a metaphor for the wayswe humans hurt one another emotionally as wellas physically?nn What adaptations do you need to make to yourspiritual practices in order to foster healing? Howmight confession and absolution be a part of thehealing process?nn Our self-inflicted emotional wounds can often cutthe deepest and take the longest to heal. For whatdo you need to forgive someone? Of what do youneed to forgive yourself?j22jA Spring in the Desert
Friday after Ash WednesdayIn her book Searching for Sunday, RachelHeld Evans recounts a radio interviewerasking why she is a Christian. She beginsto talk about Jesus’ life, teachings, death,and resurrection and then finds herselfsurprised to add, “I’m a Christian becauseChristianity names and addresses sin. It acknowledgesthe reality that the evil we observe in the world is alsopresent within ourselves. It tells the truth about thehuman condition—that we’re not okay.”Confession is good for us whether it be in churchbefore Holy Eucharist, privately, or to a priest. It helpsus name our sins and admit to ourselves that we arenot sinless and need a savior. I have been a tertiaryin the Third Order, Society of Saint Francis, for morethan a decade. This order for lay persons was createdduring the saint’s lifetime and continues today withnoted tertiaries including Archbishop Desmond Tutu.As part of joining the order, I created a Rule of Life,naming spiritual practices I will do daily, weekly,monthly, and annually. Part of that rule is an annualconfession to a priest.The Week of Ash Wednesdayj23
Confessing our sins is particularly appropriateduring Lent when we are reminded in Genesis “Fordust you are and to dust you will return” (3:19). I havefound the self-examination from Saint Augustine’sPrayer Book to be a particularly humbling experienceas I prepare for my confession, and I recommendthe book. If you think that you don’t have much toconfess, reading through this self-examination willteach you otherwise. For example, greed names assin, “Partiality, flattery, or fawning to win support oraffection. Dishonest praise and refusal to speak forwhat is true or right.” For sloth, the self-examinationnames “Unconcern over injustice to others, especiallythat c
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