Do an image search for Galatians 2:20. You will find all sorts of peaceful, flowery, and pleasant pictures with the words of this verse. Even the one I chose to include is rather happy looking. There is nothing pretty or pleasant about crucifixion and death. This month we will begin our journey through Lent. The interesting thing about the church (liturgical) calendar is that it looks like mountain peaks. There is descent and ascent. We like the idea of ascent. We like the idea of happy places. We also like to minimize and “sugar-coat” the reality of the times of descent. Nevertheless, we must descend into those times of examination. Lent is such a time. February 17 th is Ash Wednesday. What our observance of Ash Wednesday will look like is still to be determined. However, it will not look like the last two. There will not be a row of robed clergy. Our sanctuary will not be filled with our neighboring churches as we come together to begin our Lenten journ