Sermons From Revelation For Lent And Easter
In the season of Lent we prepare for Easter. The forty days before Easter are supposed to be devoted to purification of self, and meditation on the great sacrifice of Christ on the Cross of Good Friday. Most churches begin Lent on Ash Wednesday with the imposition of ashes. You get a black cross drawn on your forehead to remind you of the burnt offerings, of the giving up of life, that you are dust and to dust you shall return. By coming to the altar to have that cross put there, you are surrendering yourself to the discipline of the cross of Christ.