Tomorrow you may notice a few people with smudges on their foreheads, no they haven’t been cleaning out their chimney’s, they’ve received what the church calls the Imposition of Ashes. For hundreds of years Christians throughout the world have been receiving ashes to remember “from dust you have come and to dust you shall return,” and to mark the beginning of the season of Lent. Tomorrow, February 13, we will be gathering at 7pm for our Ash Wednesday Service, preparing ourselves for the season of Lent. Now Lent is the 40 days (not including Sundays) leading up to the celebration of Easter Sunday.
Lent is a time when many decide to fast (give up something): food, chocolate, coffee, desserts, meat, or even bad habits. But this year we would like to challenge you to give up something, and take on something by praying for someone else. This week many of you turned in and in return, received a yellow prayer card with a family’s name on it. I want to encourage you to pray for that family everyday. If you didn’t receive a family to pray for, we have yellow cards available in the gathering space, just take one. If you have children perhaps you can involve them by praying for your family at breakfast, or in the car ride to school. Or maybe taping your yellow card to the bathroom mirror may help you remember to pray for your family. Remember prayer is simply talking with God. And there is no right or wrong way to pray. But if you would like a little help, look for messages from the prayer ministry each week in the bulletin for some guidance.
As we journey toward the cross of Jesus Christ, I want to encourage you to prepare your hearts, minds, souls, and whole bodies for the Resurrection of Jesus Christ!
Blessings,
Pastor Rachel
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