In this sermon, “Are We Out of the Woods?”, Jesse reflects on the complicated baggage many of us carry into Lent — guilt, failed fasts, spiritual performance — and asks whether the wilderness is something to escape or something to learn from. Revisiting Jesus’ forty days in the desert, and drawing insight from everything from survival shows to contemplative writers, he explores why fasting is so difficult in a culture built on comfort and distraction. Rather than using Lent to prove our holiness, this episode reframes it as an invitation to face our fragility, sit with discomfort, and discover what truly sustains us when our usual comforts fall away.