God Speaks Again — But Differently Through the prophet Haggai, God does not roar like in Zephaniah. He asks a question: “Consider your ways.” You are busy…But not satisfied. You earn…But it slips through your fingers. You build your house…While Mine lies in ruins. This is not just rebuke—it is diagnosis. They have returned geographically… But not spiritually.

What Ash Wednesday Actually Is Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent — a season of prayer, fasting, repentance, and spiritual renewal leading up to Easter. It is observed in Western Christianity (Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, Methodist ) with a ritual that many find striking: the marking of ashes on the forehead in the shape of a cross. The ashes come from burning the previous year’s Palm Sunday palms, and is accompanied by the words: “Remember that you are and to dust