What We're Here For
Have you ever found yourself asking, “What am I doing here?” I hope I’m not the only one!
Have you ever found yourself asking, “What am I doing here?” I hope I’m not the only one!
This year, Ash Wednesday was on 2 March, marking the beginning of Lent on the Christian calendar. Its origin is from an eighth century practice of marking Christians’ foreheads with ashes. Sometimes the ashes were obtained by burning the palm branches from the previous Palm Sunday. This practice is also rooted in the Old Testament practice of using ash as a sign of penitence and mourning.