Ash Wednesday

Today is Ash Wednesday, which marks the beginning of 40 days of reflection before Easter. The text is Joel 2:12-13: "Even now," declares the LORD, "return to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. Rend your heart and not your garments. Return to the LORD your God, for he is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love, and he relents from sending calamity."