“And Jesus said unto them, ‘Can the children of the bridegroom mourn, as long as the bridegroom is with them? But the days will come when the bridegroom shall be taken from them, and then shall they fast.’”Īsh Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent and cannot be separated from the observation of Lent. I choose to observe Lent, and I support my decision from Matthew 9:15. Regardless of denomination, the observation of Lent should be a personal decision by the individual Christian because the observation of Lent is a personal commitment. Not all Christian denominations observe Ash Wednesday, because not all Christian denominations observe Lent. The observation of Ash Wednesday should be a matter of the heart, a time of confession and repentance, a sort of spring cleaning of the soul.
What does it matter? The observation of Ash Wednesday is not a ceremony to be celebrated only within the confines of a church sanctuary.
Due to the cold weather, we will not be together this Ash Wednesday evening.