“Ash Wednesday” by Christina Rossetti

At the very beginning of this yearโ€™s Lenten season, weโ€™re going to read a short poem by Christina Rossetti (1830โ€“1894), the celebrated English poet and writer of devotional literature.  Her two-part poem โ€œAsh Wednesdayโ€ brings into focus the meaning of this important day in the church calendar. The poem is simple, but it's not exactly …