Ash, on my forehead
Ash:Forests reduced to
Homes devastated
Bodies burnt
Ash Wednesday
Dust
Hope?
Wednesday, February 25, 2009
Dust
Christine at Abbey of the Arts writes: Lent begins this week. During the imposition of ashes at the Ash Wednesday service some of us will hear the words “from dust you came and to dust you shall return.” The ashes are a tangible reminder of our temporal bodies. I love this beginning to the season of conversion and re-ordering of priorities. The reminder of our mortality is meant to confront us with the preciousness of our days and demands that we ask how we want to spend our time. “Return to me with your whole heart,” says the prophet Joel in the opening scripture for this service. Return, renew your commitment, begin again. This week’s Poetry Party is an invitation to explore through poetic imagery the reality of our shared limits and what stirs in us in response. How does the awareness of Ash Wednesday shape your commitment for the Lenten season ahead?
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4 comments:
Thanks for embracing the questions here Mavis and entering the paradox.
Love the tensions here... So beautifully expressed.
How poignantly you connect the world with a simple ritual.
Thanks thymekeeper. In the wake of the Victorian bushfires the whole imagery of Ash Wednesday is especially raw this year.
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