To be sure, death is centered on Ash Wednesday. ![]() Lent becomes about lamenting, rather than about penance. I've seen many Ash Wednesday services in progressive spaces basically turned into bereavement services. We know the words that accompany the imposition of ashes: "Dust you are, and to dust you shall return."īecause of these words, reminders of our mortality, many progressive Christians seem to think that the point of Ash Wednesday is to contemplate our mortality and to grieve the death of loved ones. To be sure, there are existential aspects to both Ash Wednesday and Lent. Specifically, to state my observation right at the start, by and large progressive Christians shift Ash Wednesday away from its penitential focus toward an existential focus. ![]() One of the things I notice this time of year is how progressive Christians approach Ash Wednesday and Lent.
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