and lead us not into temptation...

A prayer in vain... like JvN (Lk 4.1-13 / 1th Lenten-Sunday C) we all are "in temptation".
a) We ask for the daily bread + wine - it's all what we ask for ???
    We don't need to change bread + wine in the "Body of Christ" ...  ???
b) Worshiping what we like... serving what we see as good, useful, healing...
    really engaged...  but God ? We don't believe: "we are dust and to dust we will return".
c) As "Children of God" we have our Angels; they care for us, they bring us into Heaven -
    the world and the creation law and the natural law are good but not so much for us...
    In case of emergency God will make an intervention in our favor - especially if we pray
    very seriously.

JvN has taken a stand: I give my Body as "Bread for the Life of the World".
                                        I have decided: God is THE Reality in my Life. I'm at his disposal.
                                        I'm convinced God is given; His Grace + Spirit is all poured out.

JvN has gone into temptation - there is no other way - maybe his great temptation was
the cross-way - to represent God without "earthly power" - like powerless... we see later:
the cross-way is the resurrection-way - but today there is a new, modern temptation:
resurrection without cross-way.

We are glad Lk has given us a glimpse into the "psychological trouble" of JvN.
We are convinced he has done his way - we name him blessed.
But - after we got the temptation-story - let Jesus stand and turn to our own situation.
Do we recognize where our own temptations are ? How do you overcome the temptation
if you don't know what is your temptation? Some people feel it's normal today not to believe
in God or in Heaven or in Jesus Christ or in the Church-Community. For many to believe is the temptation. For many it's normal ta ask God to fulfill the own wishes; they feel:
not to ask after the helping Angels is the temptation...

"You are dust and to dust you will return" I feel it's one of the biggest modern temptation to take this reality as the real reality: We are precious Stardust - we live our lives as good as possible (ethically responsible and in good stand); hopefully joyful and blessed... but death is death - after: there is nothing any more. The decision to believe in God, it means: to take God as a Reality: God called us into life... into fullness of Life... all this is nothing else as a hopefully good illusion !!!  ???   Remember: we are in temptation like Jv.N.