ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICE
The season of Lent is a period of 40 days (not including Sundays), which begins on Ash Wednesday and takes us right through to Easter Sunday. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and is a time to confront the reality of sin and death. It is a solemn time, but also tremendously hopeful, as we turn to Christ in repentence and faith. The sign of the cross marked with ash on our foreheads reminds us of our mortality, as well as the efficacy of the cross in saving us from death's grasp.
Beginning Lent well will set the tone for this most important of seasons and help prepare our hearts for the wonderful message of Easter.
This Lent, we’re encouraging the entire church to participate in a daily devotional for 40 consecutive days (excluding Sundays), spanning from Ash Wednesday to Easter Sunday.
We're recommending two great resources for this:
1. The YouVersion App - Praying the Scripture Through Lent
Each day, the plan offers a few verses to read along with simple prayer suggestions. Depending on your level of engagement, it can take anywhere from 2 to 15 minutes.
2. Lectio 365
This app offers daily audio devotionals for the morning, midday, and evening, each lasting between 5 to 10 minutes. You can choose to do one or more, depending on your schedule.
Let’s embrace this season of Lent as an opportunity to build good habits and strengthen our spiritual disciplines, so we continue growing into the people the Lord calls us to be.
