which desert do u want?

Because—and this is the truth—the desert without Jesus, or the false desert of consumer goods and leisure activities, or of the loneliness of the abandoned elderly person and of the sick patient who waits in vain for a visit, that desert is only an empty, sterile land that gives rise to sadness, frustration,

and depression. On the contrary, the desert with Jesus is the gate of heaven, where true happiness awaits us. It is the place where we can wrestle with God the whole night so that he will reveal his name to us.13 So it was that Jacob awoke from his dream and said,

“Surely, the Lord is in this place; and I did not know it.” Then he added: “How awesome is this place! This is none other than the house of God, and this is the gate of heaven