Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

Ash Wednesday is our yearly reminder, you didn't get away with it -- whatever "it" is. Whatever sin you did, whatever sin you continue to do, God sees and knows. Whether you have an ugly black cross on your forehead or not, you didn't get away with it. Not with God. Ash Wednesday is our reminder: you can't pull the wool over God's eyes. And so today is a day of repentance. Ash Wednesday is for repenting what Thanksgiving is for giving thanks. To bend the knees not of our bodies but of our hearts and say: Lord, have mercy on me, a sinner.