Today, as the Church places ashes on our foreheads, it's not a gesture of shame, but a profound truth about our human experience. It reminds us that we are wonderfully fragile, beautifully time-bound, and that our own efforts, no matter how grand, will eventually return to the earth.
Yet, within that very dust, we see the sign of the cross. This isn't a mark of our limitations, but a powerful symbol of hope. It signifies that our vulnerability has been embraced by Christ's boundless mercy, and ... moreToday, as the Church places ashes on our foreheads, it's not a gesture of shame, but a profound truth about our human experience. It reminds us that we are wonderfully fragile, beautifully time-bound, and that our own efforts, no matter how grand, will eventually return to the earth.
Yet, within that very dust, we see the sign of the cross. This isn't a mark of our limitations, but a powerful symbol of hope. It signifies that our vulnerability has been embraced by Christ's boundless mercy, and that our ultimate destiny isn't the silence of the grave, but the promise of resurrection.
So, as we hear the words, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return," let us also remember the incredible love that transforms our dust into something sacred.
GC John Kelmy
KCP, Priory of St. Michael the Archangel
