Joel 2:1-2, 12-17 Isaiah 58 Matthew 18:1-9 We are entering the season of Lent. Lent is the 40 days (but we don’t include Sundays so it’s not exactly 40 days) before Easter when we prepare to celebrate Jesus’ resurrection from the dead. We begin Lent with Ash Wednesday. Many of you are probably wondering what Ash Wednesday is all about. On Ash Wednesday, we remember that we are dust and to dust we shall return. We remember that we are mortal, that we are finite, that we are

Isaiah 58, Isaiah 62:1-5, Eph 4:1-6, 5:1-2, Psalm 51:1-17 In the letter I sent, I said that I would talk about fasting as preparation to become the bride of Christ, the church, but the sermon evolved differently than expected. We will still be talking about Ash Wednesday & Valentine’s Day, which seem like opposite things. On Valentine’s Day we celebrate our sweetheart, the love in our life. Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent. Lent is the forty days leading up to Easte