What did you do today relative to this special day?
Is it a day you celebrate - engage in?
Ash Wednesday is the first day of Lent in the Western Christian calendar. Occurring 46 days before Easter, it is a moveable fast that can fall as early as February 4 and as late as March 10.
According to the canonical (conforming to accepted principles or standard practice) gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke; Jesus spent 40 days fasting in the desert, where he endured temptation by Satan. Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of this 40-day liturgical period of prayer and fasting. Of the 46 days until Easter, six are Sundays. As the christian sabbath, Sundays are not included in the fasting period and are instead "feast" days during Lent.
Ash Wednesday derives its name from the practice of placing ashes on the foreheads of adherents (supporters) as a reminder and celebration of human mortality, and as a sign of mourning and repentance to God. The ashes used are typically gathered from the burning of the palms from the previous year's Palm Sunday.
This practice is common in much of Christendom (christian countries), being observed mainly by Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, and Methodists. Wikipedia
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Today I decided to make my rememberance a "strengthening time for me" by working on and letting go of IMPATIENCE - annoyed at waiting, intolerant - this includes allowing more patience with me when there are deadlines. I am curious to how well I will do, especially in some situations I know I will have to walk through.
Good Luck with your choice - if Lent will be part of your daily consideration for the next 40 days.
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