The 11th Day of Lent- Luke 13:31-33

³¹ At that very hour some Pharisees came and said to him, “Get away from here, for Herod wants to kill you.” ³² He said to them, “Go and tell that fox for me,‘Listen, I am casting out demons and performing cures today and tomorrow, and on the third day I finish my work. ³³ Yet today, tomorrow, and the next day I must be on my way, because it is impossible for a prophet to be killed outside of Jerusalem.’ Luke 13:31-33

At this point we have completed 1/4th of our Lenten journey.  As Jesus was determined to fulfill his mission in Jerusalem, so also we continue forward towards the cross and resurrection.  Today's devotion is in the form of a poem written by the Rev. Ignaki Unzaga, pastor of St. John's Lutheran Church in Passaic, N.J.  Each stanza begins, "To be hungry during Lent."  It broadens our perspective on what it means to be hungry.  It is not just physical hunger, but a longing for things less tangible, more illusive, but nevertheless important.  Here's a few examples"
"To be hungry during Lent is to hunger for answers and the meaning of things."
"To be hungry during Lent is to hunger to know what to change, what to hold."
"To be hungry during Lent is to hunger for a chance to change what's wrong."
"To be hungry during Lent is to hunger to give way more than leftovers and alms."
"To be hungry during Lent is to hunger to hear: You. Today. With Me. Paradise."

For what do you hunger and long for this Lenten season? How might your longing begin to be fulfilled?