Ash Wednesday Musings… A Day Late

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So Ash Wednesday was yesterday and I forgot to post!Â? Then again, I’d forget my head if it wasn’t screwed on.Â? 🙂

Lent hath begun for us in the West.Â? (The Eastern Churches started on Monday.)Â? My Lenten things are…

-no meat on Fridays (and Ash Wednesday)
-crocheting bandages for Global Health Ministries
-reading Reconciliation and A Season for the Spirit by Fr. Martin Smith
-(hopefully) confessing to a priest at some point during Lent

I’ll leave you with a hymn for yesterday…

The glory of these forty days
We celebrate with songs of praise;
For Christ, by Whom all things were made,
Himself has fasted and has prayed.

Alone and fasting Moses saw
The loving God Who gave the law;
And to Elijah, fasting, came
The steeds and chariots of flame.

So Daniel trained his mystic sight,
Delivered from the lionsâ???? might;
And John, the Bridegroomâ????s friend, became
The herald of Messiahâ????s Name.

Then grant us, Lord, like them to be
Full oft in fast and prayer with Thee;
Our spirits strengthen with Thy grace,
And give us joy to see Thy face.

O Father, Son, and Spirit blest,
To thee be every prayer addressed,
Who art in threefold Name adored,
From age to age, the only Lord.
— 1982 Hymnal #143

2 thoughts on “Ash Wednesday Musings… A Day Late”

  1. I’m so happy that I found your blog again! I’ve been through 2 hard drive crashes and a new computer. I lost all my bookmarks and was frustrated as your blog was one that I could NOT find, no matter how I searched.

    I finally remembered that I emailed you over a year ago, and I still had your response in my inbox. Your Elkhart reader is back! 🙂

    As for Lent, though I don’t attend church regularly (I’m still trying to find one that feels like “home” to me), I usually try to give up something. Usually I give up pop, but I haven’t had any of that since before Thanksgiving. I’ve been eating quite a bit of fast food lately, particularly McDonald’s… I’m thinking that I should give that up (though I’ve had it a few times since Wednesday – eep… then again, I just thought of it). If it has a drive-thru, it’s off limits.

    I’ve been rambling enough here. I’ll finish by saying it’s good to be back and seeing your blog again.

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