Pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but Thou art mighty,
Hold me with Thy powerful hand.
Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven,
Feed me now and evermore;
Feed me feed me now and evermore.
William Williams (1717-91)
Tomorrow will be the fourth Sunday of Lent. We are halfway through the time of preparation for Easter. Over the past three Sundays we have thought about the wilderness experiences both of Jesus and of Moses' people after the Exodus. In Britain Lent 2020 seems to be turning into something of a wilderness experience as we face the challenge of limitations on our activities and concerns about getting the food we need.
Two weeks ago we sang the old Welsh hymn Guide me, O Thou great Jehovah. As we make our way through the remaining weeks of the Lent the words of this hymn remind us of the 'bread of heaven' that is available to those who trust in God. The people Moses led in the wilderness were literally fed with manna from heaven. They survived forty years of wandering sustained by the daily provision of a faithful God.
These are uncertain and anxious times but God remains faithful. This Easter nothing will be as we expected when we began our pilgrim journey through Lent. In common with the people of Moses' time we must learn to live day by day trusting God to sustain us spiritually, emotionally and physically. We journey both individually and as a Christian community held by the powerful hand of God who will not fail us.
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