Ash Wednesday Joel 2:1-2, 12-17; Psalm 51:1-17; 2 Corinthians 5:20b--6:10; Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 Paul's ministry of reconciliation fits well with the meaning of our Ash Wednesday celebration and the beginning of our Lenten journey. His plea for the church in Corinth to be reconciled with God begins a few verses back (2 Corinthians 5:11) and …
