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Ash Wednesday

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To listen to today’s reflection as a podcast, click here If you’ve been a Morning Reflections reader for a few years, you know that on Ash Wednesday we typically use a Q&A format to address some of the questions associated with this first day of Lent.  What’s different this year?  Check out the section that deals with the special topic we’ll be… Read more »

Ash Wednesday

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To listen to this reflection as a podcast, click here. If you’ve been a Morning Reflections reader for a few years, you know that on Ash Wednesday we typically use a Q&A format to address some of the questions associated with this first day of Lent.  What’s different this year?  Check out the section that deals with the special topic we’ll be… Read more »

Ash Wednesday

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 Each year we pause to address some of the questions associated with this day, Ash Wednesday – the first day of Lent.  What exactly is Lent? The word comes from the Old English term for “lengthen.”  As Easter approaches, the amount of daylight grows longer.  More than a thousand years ago, followers of Jesus began to set aside the 40 days… Read more »