As we begin the season of Lent, we gather in repentance and reflection, remembering our mortality and our deep need for God’s grace. Ash Wednesday invites us to turn our hearts toward the Lord, confess our sins, and look to Jesus Christ, whose death and resurrection give us the promise of forgiveness and new life.

May this season draw us deeper into God’s Word and prepare our hearts to journey with Christ to the cross and, ultimately, to the joy of Easter.

“For you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” — Genesis 3:19