"There was a man in Lystra who couldn't walk. He sat there, crippled since the day of his birth. He heard Paul talking, and Paul, looking him in the eye, saw that he was ripe for God's work, ready to believe."
I love looking people in the eye when I'm serving them communion, whether I'm handing them a wafer or an animal cracker. I actually prefer handing out animal crackers to little ones, because then I get to say, "Benjamin, the Lord bless you and keep you in his grace forever."
That's why I love Ash Wednesday. I get to touch everyone's forehead, reminding them not only of their inevitable death, but also of the way they've been claimed, marked, and sealed in baptism.
Please worship with us at 6:30 pm the next 6 Wednesday, as we begin this pilgrimage to the foot of the cross on Holy Week.
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