Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the 40 days of prayer and fasting signifying the 40 days Jesus spent fasting in the desert before his public ministry.
It also kicks off Lent, a time when large portions of the Christian population give up something as a form of penitence from now until Easter Sunday, but mostly, for these Christians, it’s a meditation. A meditation on loss, love, and faith. For these Christians, it’s a form of Grief Awareness. We take this time to think about the loss of Jesus and what that means to us and the world, and we take this time to learn from his death. What we choose to “give up” until Easter is supposed to be a daily reminder of our faith. If you are giving up something for Lent, I wish you luck in your journey from now until Easter.
Would you like to share your story? Please get in touch with Kate's Club! KC has free grief support with grief resources, grief counseling resources, grief training, and volunteer work in Atlanta and surrounding places in Georgia. Kate's Club is a growing nonprofit in Atlanta with grief specialists for kids and young adults going through bereavement. Our goal is to make a world where it is okay to grieve.