Ash Wednesday
Today is Ash Wednesday, and the idea of "ashes to ashes, dust to dust" is really hitting home with me today.
Every year we carried out the same tradition. We received the sign of the cross in ashes on our forehead to remind us that we will return to ashes. We will die, and our bodies will become ashes. That's it! That's all!
We can't take anything with us! We come to the world naked, alone, and vulnerable! When it is time for us to go, we will go empty handed, alone, and vulnerable! Nothing on this earth can we bring with us, including our children!
One thing I have been contemplating on the past few years is cremation. I do not want to be buried since it will take room on this earth. It makes more sense to return to ashes this way!
Today is great day to reflect on what life really means to us. It is a reminder that earthy possession has no weight in our life.
Every year we carried out the same tradition. We received the sign of the cross in ashes on our forehead to remind us that we will return to ashes. We will die, and our bodies will become ashes. That's it! That's all!
We can't take anything with us! We come to the world naked, alone, and vulnerable! When it is time for us to go, we will go empty handed, alone, and vulnerable! Nothing on this earth can we bring with us, including our children!
One thing I have been contemplating on the past few years is cremation. I do not want to be buried since it will take room on this earth. It makes more sense to return to ashes this way!
Today is great day to reflect on what life really means to us. It is a reminder that earthy possession has no weight in our life.
2 comments:
You are Roman Catholic, Icy?
Sissy T.
Yes, I am :-)
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