THE GOSPEL
Mark 1:12-15The Spirit drove Jesus out into the desert.
Drawn
to the desert
by the Holy Spirit,
and
tempted!
Your only food,
the will of the Father,
you went.
Let your surrender summon us also
to your revolution of tenderness.
Help us listen to the
Holy Spirit.
Let it be our
life-giving
food
for
the
fast.
THE FIRST READING
Genesis 9:8-15
I set my bow in the clouds to serve as a sign.
A promise of love:
the sign, the
rainbow.
Stretching
to the heavens,
filling the
earth.
Its hues
garnishing
all living things.
Thank you, dear Lord:
for earth, for skies, for rainbows
and for every living creature
under the sun.
Help us care,
and teach everyone
to care for the common home that
you have given to each and every one of us.
And thanks
for your promise
that you will
hold us
in your loving arms
forever.
