Commentary on the Gospel of
A desert is a place that doesn’t give you anything; when you live there you have to exist from inner resources. Today’s gospel reading is about that: ‘Be careful not to make a show of your good deeds before people…Do not let your left hand know what your right hand is doing…” Do not be focused on appearances, on looking good. Lent is not a kill-joy season, it is not against life; on the contrary, it is about going deep down to the sources of joy and life.