The Fast God Chooses | Ash Wednesday 2026 | Pastor Jason Gaboury

Ash Wednesday invites us to lay down the quiet belief that if we just pray harder, fast better, or get Lent “right,” God will finally draw near. Isaiah 58 reminds us that God isn’t impressed by religious performance while injustice goes unchecked or neighbors go unseen. The fast God chooses is not about reaching up to a distant heaven, but about turning toward the hungry, the oppressed, and the overlooked, trusting that when we do, we will discover God has already been there all along, gently saying, “Here I am.”