God of arid lands and grassy plains, in ancient times you encountered your people in the desert.
May we, this Lent, enter that desert where, stripped of all the trappings of modern life, we learn to depend on you alone.
Help us to a new awareness of your presence, and then bring us to the joys of Easter and the living water of your Son Jesus Christ.
Amen.
Elizabeth Appleby.
(From: The Mothers' Union Lent Booklet)