Ash Wednesday

Snapped this shot on the way to the Ash Wednesday service at Day Spring.

Some quotes from the service that resonated with me....

Is it not evident that the Father accepts the sacrifice, not because he demands it or feels some need for it, but in order to carry out his own plan? Humanity had to be brought to life by the humanity of God...we had to be called back to him by his Son.
Let the rest be adored in silence.

- Gregory Nazianzen

Ash Wednesday
and we are on our way
to Your Way.
O Lamb of God,
have mercy upon us and
keep us from the smallness of our lives
that would take precedence over
kneeling in Jerusalem.

- Ann Weems

I need Thee, O I need Thee; Every hour I need Thee!
O bless me now, my Savior, I come to Thee.