Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the forty days of Lent, wherein Christians commit to a season of fasting, prayer, and repentance as we walk those forty days in step with Christ toward his crucifixion and, ultimately, his resurrection. These forty days recall the forty days Christ spent in the wilderness after his baptism, as well as the wandering of the ancient Jews in the wilderness after the exodus from Egypt. It is a time to put ourselves aside and to seek after God with singular focus.

As we walk together on this Lenten journey, our focus is on prayer and the various methods of prayer in which we can connect to our triune God as well as the Divine in each of us.  Come and join us at First Lutheran Church on Ash Wednesday, and walk with us as we begin our Lenten journey toward the very heart of Christ.