A timely word on Ash Wednesday

The Pontificator has posted an excellent quote linking effective prayer and fasting with acts of mercy. This is in line with the 1928 BCP Morning Prayer lesson today from Isaiah 58 among other scriptures.

I commend the quote to you as a timely exhortation. It certainly is a timely exhortation to me.

(By the way, although I’m by no means deathly ill, I haven’t been completely well for two weeks now. Prayers would be appreciated.)