Now I’m Ashed… now what?
Ash Wednesday, is the first day of lent. It is to remind us of our sinful nature and our need for a Savior. The beauty of this is God made a way, he forgives as we repent. We didn’t need the ashen cross to be repentant. But it serves as an outward sign of an inward truth: we have sinned, we have mourned our choices and repented, and in the cross of Christ, we are forgiven. Though we wash off the ash, it remains still, in our memory.
This day is preparing us to focus on the coming days ahead. Lent is a 40-day journey (not including Sundays) that leads us to Easter. Lent is known for people fasting, giving up something. This is one part of a whole of lent. Fasting, Feasting, Praying, and Giving is part of Lent.
Fasting: Fast from electronics, from sweet, from snacking between meals, from TV, etc.
Feasting: Digging in the Word.
Praying: Make a lent Prayer journal. Set a certain time out to pray.
Giving: donate your time, money, stuff. Find the joy in spring cleaning and donating.
~ Jeannette Zoll ~
