Tag: Lent
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Lent Week One: “Most Merciful God…”
This prayer begins our Lenten journey in a most appropriate place, with God. Beginning here has a good track record. It is the same place the Bible begins. So, we walk our Lenten journey not alone but with God. As the Bible begins by noting, God is our creator (Genesis 1:1), and there are some…
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Ash Wednesday: Living Dust
Every year Christians from around the world and throughout Church history have gathered on Ash Wednesday to commemorate the beginning of Lent and to have ash smeared on their foreheads. An odd ritual, to be sure, but a profound one. Ash Wednesday, after Christmas, is probably the most serious reflection on the goodness of creation.…
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From Dust You Are and to Dust You Shall Return
Ash Wednesday is a compelling day in the Christian calendar, one I wish more churches would observe. It serves as a reminder of our flawed, frail, and fallible nature. We are broken but not beyond repair. Ash Wednesday underscores the fact that we are made from dust, echoing the creation narrative found in Genesis 2:7,…
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Lent: Abundant Life
“The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life, and have it abundantly” John 10:10 The Gospel of Jesus Christ is about life. Not just mere existence, but an abundant life in God’s good creation. It is about restoring a relationship with the God of the Universe.…
Joshua Strickler 