Lent

Lent

Why Observe Ash Wednesday?

(Based on a sermon delivered at Ebenezer Missionary Baptist Church, Staunton, VA, Ash Wednesday, February 13, 2013) Why observe Ash Wednesday? Why observe the season of Lent? Notice I did not say celebrate Ash Wednesday or Lent. Celebration carries the idea of a feast and rejoicing. While there is always an element of joy in every Christian observance, the Lenten season…