Ash Wednesday!!!

With the celebration of Ash Wednesday, we have begun our journey into the 40 days of Lent. This is a penitential time, a time to be renewed and refreshed in our faith and spiritual lives. The ashes in the form of a cross remind us to keep our focus on the cross, not only during Lent, but each day of our lives. To get to the resurrection we have to go through the cross. Those ashes on our foreheads remind us that we are also witnesses. People will say to us during this day, at one time or another, "Do you know you have dirt on your forehead?" That is a perfect time to evangelize and catechize the person making the statement. We can tell them what the ashes are for, where they come from, and what they remind us of. The Season of Lent is about an individual, as well as, a communal journey. We are trying to grow in our relationship with God and one another. Hopefully we know what we are going to do for this Lenten Season. May God bless you as we begin this journey and may He bring the good work that has begun to fulfillment. Peace be with you!!!