COME BACK TO THE LORD
ASH WEDNESDAY Readings: Joel 2:12-18; Ps 51:3-4, 5-6ab, 12-13, 14 and 17 (R.v.3a); 2 Cor 5:20 – 6:2; Matt 6:1-6, 16-18 The long awaited and spoken of period is here. It is the Ash Wednesday, the beginning of the 40 days of Lent, a period set aside for a closer relationship with God. The Prophet Joel tells us what to do at this period and how it benefits us:“”‘Even now,’’ says the Lord, ‘’return to me with all your heart, with fasting, with weeping and with mourning; and tear your hearts and not your garments.’ Return to the Lord for...
