![]() ![]() God meets us not just in worship, but in the midst of life, and we offer the opportunity to remember our faith to those whose schedules make it hard to stop and pray with others today. There is much more to the beginning of Lent than ashes alone, and we encourage you to make time for worship with a community of faith, for the support of others and of the great traditions of faith in our work of repentance and renewal. The ashes we receive here are to remind us throughout the business of our daily lives of our need for God, and of God’s call to us. We’re offer ashes today because that reminder of need, humility, and healing shouldn’t be confined to a church building. That turning to God is the work of Lent, preparation for the celebration of Easter. The reminder that we are dust turns our attention to the creative power of God, and God’s ability to heal the brokenness in our lives when we offer that brokenness to God. ![]() Ashes symbolized mourning, mortality, and penance. imposition of the ashes a suitable penitential song may be sung. ![]() From the Middle Ages it became the custom to begin Lent by being marked in ash with the sign of the cross. The liturgical use of ashes originated in the Old Testament times. circumstances require, the blessing and distribution of ashes may take place apart from. ![]()
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