Today is Ash Wednesday, the very beginning of Lent, and a day we contemplate our mortality in light of our faith. It is a powerful day, and one of my favorites of the entire Church year. Christians all over the world will receive the imposition of ashes while hearing the words, “you are dust, and to dust shall you return.”

My prayer for you this day is that you not only attend an Ash Wednesday service somewhere close to you, but that you take the time this day to rededicate your life to the Lord. Lent is a great time to begin a journey of re-dedication too. You can adopt a Lenten Discipline or two to help fine-tune and deepen your journey along the way. I encourage you to do so too.

One service for us today has already taken place, but there are three more to go and I hope you can attend one with us or another near you. It is never too late to begin this life anew, and there is no better time than now to do it.

Every journey begins with the first step……commit yourself to taking yours today.

God Bless you!

Fr. Tom+