Ash Wednesday

Lord our God,
in our sin we have avoided your call.
Our love for you is like a morning cloud,
like the dew that goes away early.
Have mercy on us;
deliver us from judgement;
bind up our wounds and revive us;
in Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
Common Prayer

This is Ash Wednesday, the beginning of Lent. A time for reflection and renewing our devotion to God. A time to stop and take stock, and to listen a little more carefully to His voice. I was not brought up to observe Lent but since joining the Anglican church in 1996 it has become a treasured time for me, building up to the wonderful joy of Easter Sunday! This year I especially feel the need to think carefully and consider any changes that the Lord may be asking of me. After some thought I have decided to spend some more time reading. The book above by Joyce Hugget is one of the books I have chosen. The others are:

I'm not sure whether I will actually get through all these in 6 weeks but I'm going to try, and I hope to share a few nuggets with you along the way.