![]() Today we say this, and we know its truth and its power. These are what we see if we look ahead far enough and honestly enough. These words of simple, absolute truth give us a perspective the world tries all too often to either hide or deny and if we are honest with ourselves, we probably do our best to ignore that truth much of the time.ĭust and ashes. ![]() Today, ashes will mark us – and our fate is strangely visible. We will die, and how we live our lives matters.įrom dust, to dust. ![]() Today we say – and confirm with a touch – “Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” Much else that we say in our worship here today we may hope is true, or fear is true, or believe in the core of our being, or doubt. Something of that power lies in the fact that today the church speaks words of truth, words that cannot be ignored, or disputed, or evaded, or denied. What we say and what we do on in our liturgy and worship on this particular Wednesday has power. There’s something compelling about Ash Wednesday, something more than just the beginning of Lent. Sermon preached by Rev Canon Lesley McCormack on Ash Wednesday, 14th February 2018 ![]()
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