One guy said it was busier than the McDonald’s drive-thru.

That’s right - more than 500 people came through the St David’s Drive Thru Ashes this year, our 5th and most attended to date - nearly twice as many as last year. Here’s what we heard:

‘I was just diagnosed with a brain tumor, can you pray for me?’

’Will you pray my sciatic nerve can be healed?'

‘Please, please pray we can have a baby.’

We are hungry for God’s touch in our lives.

We want to know that God cares for us.

We want to draw closer to the One who can heal, comfort, and forgive - and we see Ash Wednesday as a particularly fitting time to do so.

So as we begin this season of Lent, let’s learn from our neighbors that this indeed is a terrific time of year to reach out to God.

What does God want from us?

What does God have for us?

What do we have for God?

What can we do to draw closer to that One who heals, comforts, and forgives?