02/18/2026
"Remember that you are dust... and to dust you shall return."
These words are often offered during Ash Wednesday worship services.
The words are not meant to sound threatening or foreboding. Instead they remind us that we are not God, but God's good creation. As we receive the ashes on Ash Wednesday, we acknowledge our mortality, our dependence on God and our need for renewal. It is a call to live fully, love boldly and turn our hearts toward God’s grace.
Lent invites us into a season of reflection, repentance and renewal. How is God calling you to grow in grace in this season?