Ash Wednesday Service 2024
Feb 14, 2024 • Pastor Dave Hedgepeth, Tedd King
Ash Wednesday's Meaning and Importance:
Ash Wednesday is a Christian holy day that carries significant meaning as Christians turn their hearts towards God in repentance and prayer. The symbolism of Ash Wednesday and Lent is remembering our mortality, need for salvation, and the period of temptation and testing that Jesus faced in the desert.
The name "Ash Wednesday" is derived from placing ashes on believers' foreheads in the shape of a cross often accompanied by the words "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return," emphasizing mortality and the need for repentance.
What is Ash Wednesday? 2024 Guide to Start of Lent (christianity.com)