St Paul tells us: "See, now is he acceptable time; see, now is the day of salvation!" (2 Cor. 6: 2) The symbolism of Ash Wednesday is a spiritual "wake-up call." It helps us the strive with a greater effort to live according to the Gospel that has been preached and handed on to us.The danger is that we can go into auto-pilot by continuing our same old devotional practices and gradually we run out of zeal for the mission entrusted to us. If we are to be "ambassadors for Christ" (2 Cor. 5: 20) to a world grown tired and cynical on account of its sins we need to embody the Gospel more authentically so that others too will wake from their spiritual slumber and prepare for Easter joy.
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