Ash Wednesday 2026

We are called to be witness to God's grace, truth and life in our time. We do so with no guarantees about how it will be heard or lived out. But, we can trust that God continues to be at work and present in ways that we can't fully anticipate, and we certainly can't control.

In our words and actions, we are the salt of the earth, and the light of the world. We are called to bring seasoning and joy to life, to heal wounds, and illuminate God's love for all to see and experience.

We stand with people who have come to see with the same eyes as Jesus that blessings and honor belong to those who are often overlooked. When you embrace that same vision, you will come to see that you belong too, because there is nothing that distinguishes us in this life that makes us more worthy of God's blessings. It is our very humble humanity that God sees with love.

Jesus invites us to see the light—to see our neighbors with his own grace and compassion. It requires discipline and there will be moments when we falter, but we are called to have the same mind as Jesus.

Faith requires us to answer the question of what we're looking for. It asks us to look beyond our immediate needs and wants, and to see what is sacred and eternal.

In a moment in which heaven and earth converge, a message comes from God at Jesus' baptism, and we must decide whether we will receive the one who is called beloved into our own lives.

Jesus came as the true light into our world, bearing truth and grace. We grow as children of God when we embrace this incarnate light.

The good news of God's love and grace, that began with the Christmas story, has always posed an alternative and a challenge to rulers from Herod to the present.

God comes amidst the fractured places of our lives and world—into our uncertainties, failures and fears—and brings a radiant grace, filled with truth, peace and hope.