And our clothing is a bit more fashionable than his camel's hair and a leather belt. We may journey through the wilderness in climate-controlled comfort, but it's still inhospitable, hostile, often downright dangerous. Death and disease threaten us. Listen closely and you will hear the language of the wilderness. I'm just trying to survive.
Survival is wilderness talk.
It's easy to lose heart in the wilderness. Even someone as great as John the Baptist wavered in the wilderness. Faced with his own death in Herod's prison, John doubted. He doubted his mission. He doubted the Word he was preaching.