Ash Wednesday

"Remember that you are dust, and to dust you will return."

With these words the Ash Wednesday liturgy offers us a healthy reminder of our own mortality. Realizing that our lives in this world will not last forever can help us keep a perspective on what is really important. The way we treat each other, the quality of our relationships, and the love that is in our hearts are the things that will endure. We all fall short of the best we would want to be, and our determination to improve ourselves is the repentance that Lent calls us to.