Ash Wednesday

Reading from Job

Then Job replied to the Lord :

“I know that you can do all things;
no plan of yours can be thwarted.

You asked, ‘Who is this that obscures my counsel without knowledge?’
Surely I spoke of things I did not understand,
things too wonderful for me to know.

“You said, ‘Listen now, and I will speak;
I will question you,
and you shall answer me.’

My ears had heard of you
but now my eyes have seen you.

Therefore I despise myself
and repent in dust and ashes.”

When I Survey the Wondrous Cross

Introduction to Ash Wednesday

Reading from Psalm 51

Of Psalm 51 (Sojourn Music)

Responsive Reading

(Leader)
Cry, and God will answer.

(People)
Call, and the Lord will say, "I am here."

(Leader)
If you do away with the yoke, the clenched fist, the wicked word; if you give your bread to the hungry, and relief to the oppressed.

(People)
Call, and the Lord will say, "I am here."

(Leader)
Your light will rise in the darkness and your shadows become like noon. The Lord will always guide you, giving you relief in desert places.

(People)
Cry, and God will answer. Call, and the Lord will say, "I am here."

From the Depths (Sojourn Music)

We Need You Lord (Eugene Kim)

Reading from Joel 2:12-16

Homily

Silent confession and imputation of ashes