10/29/2023 0 Comments Liturgy for imposition of ashesMeditation ( Debra Rienstra-Ash Wednesday Meditation) The sacrifice acceptable to God is a broken spirit Ī broken and contrite heart, O God, you will not despise. If I were to give a burnt offering, you would not be pleased. Prayer ( Prayer of Confession, based on Psalm 51, or this responsive prayer:) We leave the service in confidence and gratitude: Christ has conquered death, and nothing can separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord. In Scripture, ashes serve both as a symbol of mortality and as a sign of mourning and repentance.īut neither sin nor death are the final word. You are invited to come forward to receive the ashes on your forehead. The “imposition of ashes” is a central part of the service. In the Ash Wednesday service we are reminded of our mortality, we confess our sins, and we experience forgiveness through Christ’s death and resurrection. The season of Lent is a time of penitence, discipline, and renewal. It became one of the greatest traditions of the church to prepare for these events through serious examination of our spiritual lives. Since the beginning of the church, Christians have observed the days of our Lord’s passion and resurrection with great devotion.
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