A Beautiful Ash Wednesday Prayer with Reflection Prompts
4 Feb The chapel service for Ash Wednesday was our most well-attended service of the year when I worked as a hospital chaplain. Maybe it was because at a hospital, there are everyday reminders of life and death. The healthcare workers who came for the mark of ashes knew well the miracle and frailty of life. The visitors who came perhaps wanted a taste of a familiar ritual as they maneuvered the unexpected or difficult within the hospital walls. Despite this reasoning, its popularity still struck me as odd as a young chaplain. I had noticed that our society is often...
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