Distracted, Diluted, Diverted: a Lent reflection Submitted by Gordon on Wed, 02/03/2022 - 15:11 Lent is a funny mixture of a season. There’s a clear link with forty days that Jesus spent in the Judaean wilderness at the beginning of his ministry, following his baptism by John. There is also a long tradition of Lent preparing for Passiontide and the death and resurrection of Jesus, at the end of his three-year ministry.