So much of life happens around us, even to us, that we take little time to notice.
The amount of stimulation and news and ideas and expectations coming at us can outweigh our ability to process all of it and so we stop looking too closely, we filter in order to survive. While this is necessary, it can also dull our senses for seeing the things that matter deeply.
In this season of Lent, we will intentionally put a “frame” around the scenes of Jesus’ last week and also frame our own lives in a way that we can see what really matters.
During our Ash Wednesday service, we will ready ourselves for this journey by preparing the canvas of our lives, reapplying a base coat on which to create new works of art.
“Create in me a clean heart, O God, and put a new and right spirit within me. Do not cast me away from your presence, and do not take your holy spirit from me. Restore to me the joy of your salvation, and sustain in me a willing spirit.” — Psalm 51:10-12
There are two opportunites to participate on Ash Wednesday at Emmanuel UMC.
7am – 8am Come and Go in the Sanctuary for imposition of ashes and prayer with our pastors.
6:30pm Come to the Sanctuary for an Ash Wednesday Service.
The 6:30pm service will also be livestreamed HERE.