Here's a great couple of posts from Daniel Montgomery, pastor of Sojourn Community Church in Louisville, about why churches should celebrate Ash Wednesday and observe Lent. Some good insight on a day and a calendar period that many Christians still view with suspicion.
http://daniel-montgomery-sojourn.com/5-reasons-you-should-observe-ash-wednesday/
http://daniel-montgomery-sojourn.com/how-we-do-ash-wednesday-at-sojourn/
"God wants us to acknowledge that our world is broken. He is okay with our lament." I think we need to hear this sometimes, that we don't always have to be "happy" Christians.
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