Year C, Ash Wednesday
“The Heart in Lent”
Main point: Beware: We must focus on the heart, but our focus can run a muck.
INTRODUCTION:
Tonight we begin our preparation for Easter.
We prepare by wiping the slates of our hearts clean through repentance.
We prepare by taking the gritty sign of the cross smeared across our foreheads.
We prepare by attentively giving our hearts to God for 40 days of piety marked by prayer, fasting, and almsgiving.
Jesus cautions us to be careful not to practice our piety in showy ways in front of people. He says, “If you receive praise from people for your public displays of…
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