On Ash Wednesday we remember our creation in God's hands and our ultimate mortality. It's a time to remember our humanity, our tendency toward sin, and our hope in forgiveness as we begin the 40-day journey to the tragedy of Good Friday and the triumph of Easter. Ash Wednesday worship includes the imposition of ashes (marking a cross with ashes on each person's forehead or hand) to remember that "you are dust, and to dust you shall return."
