Ash Wednesday | Feb 18
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On Ash Wednesday we begin our forty-day journey toward Easter with a day of fasting and repentance. Marking our foreheads with dust, we acknowledge that we die and return to the earth. At the same time, the dust traces the life-giving cross indelibly marked on our foreheads at baptism. While we journey through Lent to return to God, we have already been reconciled to God through Christ. We humbly pray for God to make our hearts clean while we rejoice that “now is the day of salvation.” Returning to our baptismal call, we more intentionally bear the fruits of mercy and justice in the world.
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Hymns:
Hymn of the Day: “Just As I Am, Without One Plea”
Text: Charlotte Elliott, 1789-1871
Anthem: “Lenten Proclamation” Chepponis Choir
Offering: “Create in Me a Clean Heart” ELW #188
Sending Hymn: “O Lord, throughout These Forty Days” ELW #319
Text: based on Claudia F. Hernaman, 1838-1898; para. Gilbert E. Doan Jr., b. 1930
Text © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship, admin. Augsburg Fortress.
Readings:
First Reading: Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 - Return to the Lord, your God
Psalm 51:1-17 - Have mercy on me, O God, according to your steadfast love. (Ps. 51:1)
Second Reading: 2 Corinthians 5:20b—6:10 - Now is the day of salvation
Gospel: Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 - The practice of faith
Liturgy reprinted from “Evangelical Lutheran Worship”, copyright 2006 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of license #SBT004670 and One License A-709549; Prayers are from “Sundays & Seasons”, copyright 2024 Augsburg Fortress. Introductions to the readings are written by The Rev. Mark Oldenburg, Ph.D., Steck-Miller Professor Emeritus of the Art of Worship, United Lutheran Seminary.
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