Ash Wednesday - Lent 1

Ash Dome by David Nash,
(for sale on Artspace.com)

....to bestow on them a crown of beauty instead of ashes,
the oil of joy instead of mourning,
and a garment of praise instead of a spirit of despair.

'Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust'.  We remember at the start of Lent that we are mortal.  The day of our end is not known to us, but it is a reality.  All things come to an end.  Lent is a time to do something different- to check the mundane- to 'swim the channel' - to break the habit - to reach out to others -

 to give dangerously...  because all things will vanish.  

What remains is the the tattoo on our forehead; the sign of the cross.  

PRAYER:  My eyes are set on the day you will return and take me to be with yourself.