Every year I am reminded that I am accepted into the family of Christ through my baptism, and the dark cross on my forehead may feel temporary and light but it ties me to millions of brothers and sisters around the world.Įach year, I have an internal debate about if I should wipe the ashes from my forehead after the service. Ash Wednesday and the season of Lent is a time of the church year that I have come to love more than the rest.
Yesterday, the Lutheran Communion in Southern Africa observed Ash Wednesday in the midst of an HIV and AIDS workshop at a nearby venue in Johannesburg. 19, 2015, on her blog, “Little Ginger Big World.” Republished with the permission of the author. Allison Westerhoff is an ELCA missionary in South Africa.
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