ASH WEDNESDAY
17 February 2010
The cross of ashes on my forehead…
A simple reminder to me about who I am.
It tells me that I am dust; I am nothing on my own
and into dust I will return.
This cross reminds me that I deserve to be labeled as such
– worn to dust and dirt.
If only for a day or until the ashes fade,
I carry this label on my forehead,
Remembering WHO I AM –
that I am weak, fragile and capable of being lost in sin,
even great sin, and I need to be saved.
The cross of ashes on my forehead…
A simple reminder to me about whose I am.
It reminds me that I am precious,
Marked by a God so good, no one could touch me.
I may be nothing on my own by I can be everything with God.
I carry this mark which tells me that
I have the mark of God.
I was made by Him, I came from Him
And To Him I shall return.
