![]() ![]() ONE: As Lent begins, know that God understands how we struggle to stay open and compassionate. ONE: Where anxiety has eroded the gift of Your peace, and where we have cared too much about what others think: ONE: Where we have colluded in the oppression of those who become invisible in their suffering, and ignored on the streets: ONE: Where we have neglected prayer, been apathetic in worship, found reasons to avoid generosity, or lacked compassion: ONE: On this first day of Lent we pause, look withinĪLL: Have mercy on us, O God, according to your steadfast love. To meet Jesus and spend time in his presence this Lent. ONE: We follow Jesus, God’s Beloved Child,ĪLL: So we come, with prayers for strength and imagination, We will embark upon this Lenten walk together. To discover who we are created to be as God’s beloved. ONE: Today we begin our 40-day Lenten walk ONE: From dust we are created in God’s imageĪLL: With dust and oil we claim the mark of God’s beloved creature. We pause to observe Ash Wednesday together as a faith community.ĪLL: We come to remember that God made us from fragile, blessed dust a nd breathes through us the breath of life and love. ONE: Friends and neighbors, in the middle of our busy week, "What Wondrous Love Is This" | Southern Harmony arr. ![]()
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