Moving towards Easter in the Desert

For the last weeks of Lent until Easter, we will provide daily reflections on the a desert journey. The citations come from John Moses, The Desert. An Anthology for Lent (Harrisburg, PA.: Morehouse, 1997).

The Land of Sacrifice
“The desert . . . is the chosen land of sacrifice . . . . Instead of the garden of delights, the steppe; instead of leafy trees, the Cross. Man lost himself in the earthy paradise; he redeems himself in the wilderness. The Cross is the true tree of life.”
A Monk

“They who enter the way of life in faith bear the cross patiently. They who advance in hope bear the cross readily. They who are perfected in charity embrace the cross ardently.”
Bernard of Clairveuax