"Remember that you are made of dust, and to dust you shall return."
The Liturgy says, "We begin our journey to Easter with the sign of ashes. This ancient sign speaks of the frailty and uncertainty of human life, and marks the penitence of this community" (Book of Common Worship, Presbyterian Church USA).
"Ash Wednesday, as the beginning of our journey toward Easter and eventually toward death, is an important witness to and a blaring contradiction of the culture in which we live. It proclaims to this culture the hope of the paschal mystery, that by living the baptized life, we have the grace to die so that we might truly live." - Martin Connell
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