![]() ![]() Remember you are dust, and to dust you shall return. ![]() Today is Ash Wednesday, the first day of Lent for many Christians. In Genesis, we read that God formed human beings out of the dust of the earth (Genesis 2:7).įor more than fifteen hundred years, Christians have used these words to mark the day as they dip their fingers into ash, and smudge bowed foreheads with the sign of the cross.Service is when the pastor says…, “Earth to earth, ashes to ashes, dust to dust. After expulsion from the Garden of.Morning Prayer by Rev. This exact phrase comes to us from Genesis 3:19 which says, For out of it you were taken (from the ground).Sullivan, Associate Minister in the Memorial Church. For dust you are, and to dust you shall return. In Genesis 2:7 we learn how we started (dust).Service are serious pilgrims. Ash Wednesday 2021 Genesis 3:19 1 Grace to you and peace from God our Father and our Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ.I welcome all of you in the name of Jesus Christ. From dust you came and to dust you shall return (Genesis 3:19). This is the phrase we normally say over you placing the sign on the cross on your forehead. ![]() We are unable to do so tonight for obvious reasons.Believe all Christians are pilgrims. Especially those who come to Ash WednesdayAsh Wednesday is supposed to remind people of their mortality: Remember man, that you are dust, and to dust you shall return. The traditional formula for imposition of ashes alludes to. ![]()
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