What actions might one take to symbolize the beginning of a journey from brokeness toward wholeness?
The wearing of ashes is widely practiced on this day. How has that tradition--or another practice--become meaningful in acknowledging that our bodies and our lives belong to God?
The line that catches my attention is "intentionality about entering the season of Lent." I confess to not being moved by the negative and rituals for forgiveness. I am more inclined to think of Lent as the opportunity presented in v. 10: "Create in me a clean heart, O God, and renew a right spirit within me." That is a powerful positive way to look at lent,