Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return... (Genesis 3:19)
Ash Wednesday
The first day of the season of Lent
When, by a simple smudge of ashes
the whole gospel is proclaimed:
You are loved,
You are deeply loved
by the God who loved you before you were born
whose love accompanies you through all of life
and whose arms will be there to welcome you in death.
Affirming in baptism: You are my beloved child
Reaching out through the Eucharist: Remember me
Proclaiming in death: Love never ends
In all your sojourns in the wilderness of life
may you hear those whispers
of the God who created you
of the God who redeems you
And of the God who waits to welcome you to eternal life.
Repent and believe in the gospel (Mark 1:15)
Yes.
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