Hard To Dance With the Devil On Your Back

Is there transcendent faith in the middle of real social, political, economic, or spiritual upheaval? How does one transcend spiritually, while immersed in an impossible situation? Even if the world crumbles around us, we become, and make disciples of Jesus Christ when the expectation of change seems distant, if at all.In every culture and time, persons of faith, of all ages, have surmounted trials and tribulations and found the endurance and survival to dance. They have danced with the weight of the world upon their shoulders, sustained by God and others dancing near them.This study for the season of Lent will look at transcendent struggle in the lives of believers, while helping us to enter the continually crumbling world surrounding Jesus and the disciples in the days preceding Easter.This seven-session study, appropriate for both group and individual use, provides one lesson for each week in Lent. Each lesson includes a Scripture reference, a brief reading, questions for discussion or reflection, a brief prayer, and a focus for the coming week.