Please join Dr. Will this first Sunday of Lent March 9, 2025 as he preaches, “ In the Wilderness:“ When We Hit Rock Bottom. ”Psalm 25:1–10
Exodus 3:1–6
Mark 1:9–15

​Several years ago , a young man in his early thirties, who was going through a hard time in his life asked if I understood the expression “ hitting rock bottom? At first , I felt uncomfortable wondering why he was asking such a silly question. I have been in situations before where I was asked if I were familiar with certain American expressions such as “put the cart before the horse .” Questions like this never put me at ease .

As I was ready to tell him that I was fully immersed in American culture and expressions , it dawned on me that he was not testing my English vocabulary but he wanted me to feel and understand his real life situation. His life was getting out of control , he was forced to come back home and live with his parents , his marriage fell apart , he lost his job , he had no savings ,no medical or life insurance. He was an alcoholic.

The job perspective was bleak . His car was repossessed. If this is not rock bottom then I don’t know what it is , I say to myself. The Bible reference of the Wilderness nears the experience this young man was going through.