What is Ash Wednesday? 40 Days of LENT with Nancy Grace Joy

Send me a message!!!What is Ash Wednesday? 40 Days of LENT with Nancy Grace JoySymbolism and Use of AshesThe Old Testament depicts several moments of figures who used ashes and sackcloth, both of which were often present when mourning or making a petition or repenting to God. In Esther 4:1,  “When Mordecai learned all that had been done, Mordecai tore his clothes and put on sackcloth and ashes and went through the city, wailing with a loud and bitter cry” Job 42:6, as he repented before God, says, “Therefore, I disown what I have said, and repent in dust and ashes” In Daniel 9:3 says, “I turned to the Lord God, to seek help, in prayer and petition, with fasting, sackcloth, and ashes.” Also in Jonah 3:6, after he preached to the people of Nineveh, : “When the news reached the king of Nineveh, he rose from his throne, laid aside his robe, covered himself with sackcloth, and sat in ashes.” Where do ashes come from?Ash Wednesday, we use ashes made from the burned palm branches distributed on the Palm Sunday of the previous year.www.NancyJoy2U.comhttps://www.youtube.com/@nancymorningmeditations  I am Nancy Joy and I love to start each day with a morning meditation! I read and then add commentary to my own devotionals as well as from books like "The Chosen Devotionals"  "Jesus Calling" "Every Day with Jesus" & "My Utmost for his Highest" Listen and strengthen your faith in Jesus each day! Videos of these devotionals are on YouTube @NancyMorningMeditiaitons my website: www.NancyJoy2U.com These are also available as videos to watch on YouTube at Nancy Morning Meditationshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS5OwXAlOp4&list=PLUwQXVdnWuVG2iyYCwb-L7z8ZGgFsZDc2