Dare to be Jesus: wilderness

Jill Allum considers what we have to share with others

by Jill Allum 30th June 2017

‘Now I am thirty and I know I must begin my mission. I went to my cousin John to be baptised and heard my Father, God’s voice, telling me I was his beloved son. It was utterly affirming and wonderful. I need a wilderness experience to think this over and prepare for my role as the Messiah. We Jews long for the Messiah to perform three roles: to be king and bring in the Kingdom of God; to get rid of everything evil; and to restore the Temple. Doesn’t that sound an impossible task for one man?