February 18, 2026

Welcome

Ash Wednesday

The Lord be with you.

And also with you.

Old Testament Lesson – Joel 2:1-2, 12-17

Apostle’s Creed

Prayer and the Lord’s Prayer

Gospel Lesson – Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21

Homily – “The Shouting Silence”

Benediction UMH 883

In life, in death, in life beyond death,

God is with us, we are not alone.

Thanks be to God.

Resources:

“The United Methodist Hymnal : Book of United Methodist Worship.” Nashville, Tenn. :United Methodist Pub. House, 1989.

Year A - Lent - Ash Wednesday - Revised Common Lectionary

Liu, G. C. (2015). Kimberly Bracken Long, ed., Feasting on the Word Worship Companion: Liturgies for Year A, Volume 1, Advent Season Through Pentecost. Homiletic, 40(1).