Saturday in the Third Week of Lent

Not just Mouthing Words

If we know our Bible well, especially if we have memorized a lot of key passages, we have a rich storeroom of guidance, allowing us to find a good spiritual response for every occasion. The accompanying danger is that this store of memorised texts could wrap a mantle of false piety about us and so feel very theologically superior and self-righteous. But even the devil can quote Scripture for his purpose…