As a substitute for the Prayer for the Week I decided to wait until today to post the prayer for Ash Wednesday. Although the Lenten season is a time of fasting and reflection, it is also one of renewal. While it may be odd to say that one would love this season, Lent is one of the many reasons why I love the Calendar. We spend so much of our time within the church focusing on how to be "better Christians." We pour through the letters of Paul and Epistles of Peter and John, and while these are great ways to continue our discipleship and obviously breathed out by the Holy Spirit, I think we miss sometimes that Jesus himself gave us a great example... fasting and praying. By observing the Lenten season we continue our journey with Christ through the wilderness, fasting and praying, remembering that from the dust we've come and to the dust we will return, and allowing our focus to once again be drawn to the Lord so that we might enter into worship. May the peace of our Lord Jesus be with you all.
"Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."
Grace and Peace to you.
"Almighty and everlasting God, you hate nothing you have made and forgive the sins of all who are penitent: Create and make in us new and contrite hearts, that we, worthily lamenting our sins and acknowledging our wretchedness, may obtain of you, the God of all mercy, perfect remission and forgiveness; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen."
Grace and Peace to you.
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