The Word of the Lord today begins with the Book of Deuteronomy, as Moses recounts the suffering history of his people, ending with the joy of their entering the Promised Land. We hear the same reassurance in our Psalm, “No evil shall befall you”. Paul, in his Letter to the Romans, repeats this refrain: “for if you confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.” Our Gospel from Luke tells the familiar story of Christ’s forty days in the desert and his victory over Satan’s temptations.