Ass Wednesday

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This is what I found waiting for me when I got to church this morning:

We’ve seen a recent increase in vandalism to our sign. I don’t mind the obscene messages too much, I just wish they could learn to spell (lick is not spelled “lich”) and that they wouldn’t steal the letters. It makes me long for one of those fancy, megachurch, electronic signs that I could program from the comfort of my office.

What I’m trying to mull over is the theological significance of “Ass Wednesday.” Surely there is sermon material there for my meditation tonight. How about how we are all rear ends in need of grace? What do you think?

Published by Jay Voorhees

Jay Voorhees is a pastor, writer, and community activist located in Nashville, TN. Jay currently is the pastor of the City Road Chapel United Methodist Church in Madison, TN, and is engaged in helping to connect others to the example and teaching of Jesus Christ and to take seriously Christ’s call to love our neighbors in radical ways. Jay is the co-founder of The MethoBlog, a site that aggregates the writings of Methodist-related bloggers throughout the world, and is the former managing editor of The United Methodist Reporter. Jay has been involved in the United Methodist Church at both the local and national level since 1988. Jay is also the owner of Only Wonder Media, a boutique book and media publisher.

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