It doesn't take much for us to look around and see a world that is broken. Whether we hear the news of national tragedies, political divisions, and international conflicts or reflect on our personal hurts, struggles, and pain - we are a broken people. At the start of the Lenten season, the mark of the cross is made on our foreheads. It is a sign of brokenness and our need of God.

This sermon, which I preached on Ash Wednesday, is based on Matthew 6:1-6;16-21.

In our baptisms, we are connected with the healing love of Christ. It is good for us to remember that it is God's love that created us and brings us hope. We set out on the Lenten walk in the sure and certain hope that Jesus walks with us...