This week we wrestle with a simple but searching question:

Are we being led… or are we becoming lost?

Reflecting on Luke 15—lost sheep, lost coin, lost sons—there are many ways to become lost:

We drift.

We are mishandled.

We choose our own way.

Turning to Mark 1, wenotice something important:

Jesus goes into the wilderness—but He is not lost. He is led.

The wilderness is not punishment. It is preparation.

Temptation does not automatically mean failure.

The deeper issue is direction.

Lent invites us to choose: to be led by the Spirit or to drift into being lost.