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  Before the Ashes Wear Off

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Before the ashes rub off...do this one thing:... Click here to follow through on today's good intentions. Sign up for the online Easter retreat, WITNESSES TO RESURRECTION.

We observe Lent to enter fully into the mystery of Christ's death and resurrection. The reason for Lent is, after all, Easter. This year, commit yourself to meeting and lingering with the Risen Lord throughout the Easter Season. Each of the seven weeks, a different post-Resurrection appearance is highlighted--for the cost of one of those lattes you've given up. 

This is our fifth year to offer WITNESSES TO RESURRECTION. Each year we are blessed as the circle widens. If you have participated before, any of those five years, and would like to do so again, then contact me  directly to let me know of your interest and I will personally sign you up without any need to pay the $5.  Also, might I suggest that as an alum who knows the value, you forward this invitation to  a friend who would also appreciate it?  Special group pricing is available to any church community or faith sharing group as well, so please forward and recommend the retreat to any of those in your circle.  (If you are a member of United Lutheran Bella Vista or another participating faith community, please sign up at church and, again, there is no fee for you--thanks.

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MY PROMISE

As in years past, I will gather up names and hold them in prayer throughout the Lenten season in anticipation of the further observance and celebration of Easter. I will also communicate regularly throughout the Lenten season so that we are already walking companions before we embark on the road to Emmaus.

God bless,

Kathleen

"Whenever you pray, go to your room, close your door, and pray to your Father in private. Then your Father, who sees what no man sees, will repay you."  Matthew 6:6

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As we receive ashes on our foreheads this day, Lord, may we also bear the mark of your cross upon our hearts. Help us grow in awareness of our need for you, of the many ways that we become distracted and distanced from you.  May Lent become not only a time for searching our own souls but a time for seeking and reaching out to others in this wounded world.  Show us how you would have us bring your love and healing where it is most needed--in our homes, our churches, communities and world.