Ash Wednesday Prayer

Ash Wednesday begins the season of Lent and is also a time of introspection.  We come to look more closely at our own sin and how we have fallen short of God's expectations.  This day ought to put in focus more the need for a Savior and also that we would be more appreciative of Jesus' suffering and the giving up of his life on the cross.

While we might look at our own sin, we also hope to be changed in order to live more in God's ways.  Lent is a time of renewal.  We would hope maybe to see what needs to be changed in our lives.

The traditional psalm for this day is Psalm 51.  It has the words:  "Create in me a clean heart, O God."  (vs. 10)  I hope that this would be your prayer on this day.  It all starts with the heart, i.e. from the inside.  Once we have been renewed from our hearts, we can make the outward changes.

Commit yourself today to this prayer and let God renew you.