John Davies: Notes from a small vicar

The temptations of Jesus and the horse meat scandal


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Referencing ⁠⁠⁠⁠Psalm 91.1-11, Luke 4.1-13.

A talk for The First Sunday of Lent, 9 March 2025. 

"...Then the devil appeared at a supermarket checkout, and said to the customers purchasing processed food, ‘If you throw yourself wholeheartedly into consuming food full of additives, fat, sugar, and calories, you have nothing to fear, for the angels of God will protect you from cancer, heart disease, obesity and tooth decay.’ And they said, ‘I believe you, here’s my loyalty card’.The three temptations of Jesus in the wilderness are the very same temptations which we succumb to today..."

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John Davies: Notes from a small vicarBy John Davies