Lent: The Rescue Journey

Much consumes us.

Much consumes me. So much so, I had failed to pray for a friend.

Much has consumed my friend. He had been kept from salvation at an early age by his mother. “You don’t need that,” she had told him. “We’re from strong stuff; self-reliant. So, be strong. Be self-reliant.”

He was all that, in spades. Funny. Smart. 21st-century successful. …