Advent Lutheran Church (ELCA)

Ash Wednesday begins the Lenten Season

Ash Wednesday services will at 7 p.m. on February 6, at the church on Route 202.  Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of the Lenten season, which leads up to Easter on March 23.

Until Easter, Advent will hosts a weekly  Lenten Soup Supper and devotional series each Thursday, 6 p.m.  The public is invited to attend any of these services and suppers. For more information, contact the church at 899-3095 or visit the website at adventlutheranrindge.org.

In His Hands

The Hands that made the world and gave the sun and moon their light
are the tiny Hands of a baby born one cold December night...

The Hands that stilled the wind and tamed the fury of the sea
are the calloused Hands of a carpenter who lived in poverty...

The Hands that held the power to break the binding chains of sin
are the gentle Hands that washed the feet of tired and dusty men...

The hands that cleansed the leper, healed the blind and raised the dead
are the praying Hands of one who cried, "Not My will, but Thine instead..."

The Hands that shaped the universe and flung the stars in space
are the nail-pierced Hands of a dying man who suffered in our place...

The Hands of the Creator, Lord and King of Heaven above,
are the Savior's Hands, forever reaching out to us with love.

--B. J. Hoff