Psalm 51:3 I know my transgressions, and my sin is ever before me.

It's Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent. You will see evidence of this as you will see the foreheads of friends and strangers marked in black charcoal with the sign of the cross. Today, we'll gather together for worship. We'll come to pray and hear again how the mark on the forehead means love, mercy, and the forgiveness of God in the cross of His Son, Jesus. 

Perhaps as we come closer to the mark, we struggle inside. We struggle with shame, knowing we did not deserve, nor do we deserve, the mercy of God. And yet, the closer we come to the cross, we give thanks for the fact that we know Jesus is there.

The charcoal mark will be gone in a short time. But God's grace, love and forgiveness will remain. That's because Jesus died for us and rose again.
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