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Also wanted to point out that today is Ash Wednesday. Scott and I always made a pretty big deal out of it with our youth group in the United States, and I woke up thinking about Ashlynn today. Ashlynn was a 13 year old girl in our group, and when we had an Ash Wednesday service that she was a part of, she decided to give up candy for the Lenten season. One of her friends told her "Ashlynn, how can you give up candy? You eat it everyday all the time!" And Ashlynn, with all the simplicity in the world said "If Jesus can give up his life for me, I can give up candy for him for 40 days." Her simple words have stuck with me to this day, and I'm always challenged to give up something that means a lot to me - because Jesus gave up his life for me. Maybe this year you are challenged to observe Ash Wednesday and the Lenten season in a different or new light.