Today marks the first day of the Lenten season. #Lent is a time when many Christians prepare their hearts for Easter by focusing on repentance through prayer, fasting/sacrifice, and charitable service. #AshWednesday is appropriately named since during the service, the congregation receives the sign of the cross with ashes on their foreheads. These ashes are typically made from the previous year’s Palm Sunday palm branches. The blessing of the ash reminds us of the dust from which God made us and our call to repentance. #rdcrs
Posted on February 17 2021
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