Ash Wednesday is a humbling day. Ashes on the forehead and the words,"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return" remind us who we really are. We are mortal. Our time on earth is limited. For me, this day drives me back to Christ. I know I have broken the first commandment too many times to count. How many things of this world have I placed above God over the course of my life? How many idols have I constructed and bowed before? But then I receive a cross of ashes and hear the words anew, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return." All of life is dust. There is only one God, and it is not me or the things of this world. There is only one God who is eternal and promises life everlasting. It is to this God I return this day and seek to fear, love, and trust above all things.
Powerfully stated! I need to regularly experience this humbling day - it seems that the sins that I pin to the cross are always the same. I need to be driven back to Christ
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