We celebrate places where love is found in life, and we give thanks for the gift of new life that comes to us this Lenten season. PEOPLE: We come in praise of the God of all life and in affirmation of Jesus Christ as the truth and center of our lives. LEADER: Why have we gathered in this place? The ashes, then, represent not simply our sin and desire to repent, to turn around, but also the recognition that we have been claimed by Christ and now seek to walk with him on this journey of self-denial. It begins with an admission of sinfulness, but within a context of loving grace and forgiveness. So, this season is a call to be gathered-to be gathered together as a community of faith, to be gathered up to a new perspective on our world and life together. This year, we chose to focus on the invitation that Jesus gives when he says that he wants to gather us up like a mother hen gathers her brood. The examination of our souls isn’t simply so that we can be better individuals, but so that we can find our place in a wider community and in a world created by God. It is designed to be an inward-focused season that challenges us to be outward-focused. The Lenten season is an invitation to think creatively about our discipleship journey.
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