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Date: 30 March 2012 20:11:46
I gave up crisps for Lent, but I started off by missing the ashing service on Ash wednesday because of delays on public transport. This service involves the imposition of ashes. The priest makes the sign of the cross on your forehead in ash made from last year's Palm Sunday crosses that have been burned. They say "Remember that you are dust. From dust you shall return. Turn away from sin and be faithful to Christ". I love this service, but there was nothing I could do. I have managed not to eat crisps at all since my lunch on Ash Wednesday, so I'm pleased, but come Easter Sunday, I will buy the biggest bag of crisps I can find and will scoff the whole lot!!
Holy week is always a busy time, but it should still be a contemplative time, allowing believers to come closer to God through the ressurection of His greatest gift to us; His son. I know I've got a children's service on Holy Saturday that I'm involved in, and then a puppet show during the Easter morning holy communion service. Very often though, if you do things in services, you can fall foul of concentrating too much on the responsibilities and lose sight of the figure of Jesus at the centre of this.