I live in a small Georgia town that you most likely have never heard of and I LOVE it! My house is more than full as I am a single mother of four & caregiver to my aging mother and uncle. Lover of all things Outlander. Goes to the beat of her own drum woman.
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I remember when I was young and I always thought my parents had something on the foreheads. 🙂 Now I laugh about it because I just didn’t understand. So when my kids were young, I made sure they understood what Ash Wednesday was about.
I never did make it to church this ash Wednesday, my illness kept me home, I just feel empty starting off lent without having participated 🙁
Don’t feel empty. God knows that you would have gone had it not been for your illness. He will renew you and fill you will joy this season.
I remember seeing kids with the ash on their foreheads when I was little and not knowing what was up. I don’t see much of it where I am now. It always reminds me that Easter is coming, when I do though.
It reminds me that Easter and Spring is almost here as well. It is like the fresh start of a new life.
I’ve always wonder if this is practiced by mostly Catholics. We don’t do it at the Christian church I attend.
Many faiths other than Catholics practice this. You can find the entire list here: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ash_Wednesday
I grew up Catholic and now am Lutheran (not a good practiciing one though due to illness). I honestly have forgotten what the ashes mean. I am going to look right now. I hope I can visit your blog here more often. Been having severely sore hand joints, so hard to type. Happy Lent to all! (I do know what that means).
You are in my prayers always Eileen! I hope that you feel better. The ashes have several meanings, the Bible they are used to show a sign of mourning or death. I usually tell people when they ask that they are a sign of of my public procalmation of the death of my worldly desires and live even more in Christ’s image. That is the rebirth that is the rebirth we focus on during Lent
Since moving back, I was able to visit our Church for Ash Wednesday. It felt good to be back. I went out afterwards and ran some errands. Some people looked at me funny, another person asked me about it. I was happy to share my faith with her.
Diana C