Well today was Ash Wednesday. At Cornerstone we had Ash Wednesday services all day today, every hour on the hour. From 6am-8pm. Yeah I was there today 5:30am-6pm. It was a good day. A long day. I as the day went on I got a better understanding of the lent season…

For on Ash Wednesday you decide what you want to sacrifice for a time, basically until Easter Sunday. It is a way to prepare you heart, to grow spiritually. Every time you are tempted with what you gave up you pray or read the word. This in-turn helps you grow. By the time Easter Sunday rolls around you have out grown what you gave up or what sin you let go of. You no longer need it. Just like the clothes you had when you were a kid. You would not keep them ( although they are probably in style now) they would not fit you anymore. What you gave up would not fit you anymore, because you have grown more in your walk and you don’t need what you gave up any more. Genius.