We will gather for worship tonight at 7pm to begin the season of Lent with worship on this Ash Wednesday. Worship will be preceded by a simple supper of soup and bread at 6pm. (If you participated in all the Shrove Tuesday festivities last night, I really hope to see you here tonight!) Ash Wednesday services include the imposition of ashes, in the shape of a cross, on our foreheads, and the words "remember you are dust and to dust you shall return." It's a reminder of our mortality, and of our complete dependence on the steadfast love and mercy of the God who created us. We do well to remember.
Merciful God,
you called us forth from the dust of the earth;
you claimed us for Christ in the waters of baptism.
Look upon us as we enter these Forty Days
bearing the mark of ashes,
and bless our journey through the desert of Lent
to the font of rebirth.
May our fasting be hunger for justice;
our alms, a making of peace;
our prayer, the chant of humble and grateful hearts.
you called us forth from the dust of the earth;
you claimed us for Christ in the waters of baptism.
Look upon us as we enter these Forty Days
bearing the mark of ashes,
and bless our journey through the desert of Lent
to the font of rebirth.
May our fasting be hunger for justice;
our alms, a making of peace;
our prayer, the chant of humble and grateful hearts.
All that we do and pray is in the name of Jesus,
for in his cross you proclaim your love
for ever and ever.
Amen
for in his cross you proclaim your love
for ever and ever.
Amen
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