What exactly is Ash Wednesday? How and why is Ash Wednesday related to and connected to Lent? In the Bible, ashes are always associated with humility, fasting and remorse. Many times, as a sign of one’s sincere remorsefulness, one would sprinkle ashes on his or her head. When God speaks to Job regarding Job’s doubts about God’s presence in the midst of his pain and challenges, Job responds, “My ears had heard about You but now my eyes have seen You. Therefore I despise myse