Valentines of Ash

What Lent teaches us about real love

It’s because of the tendency to forget our First Love — to rely on emotions and feelings instead of true sacrifice and commitment — that we need Ash Wednesday this Valentine’s Day. 

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An image of the November 2026 issue of Sojourners, titled "Face to Face." It features George Lakey on the cover
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