Ashes to Ashes

I was reading the Disciplines book this week. The author talked about the idea of being "dust." Remember that you are ashes, and to ashes you will return.

This comparison to ashes is a reminder to us of our humanity, but also of our state of being. When we remember that we are ashes, we also remember that God will lift us up and help us. When we are open to God -- and maybe, sometimes, that openness needs to be jump started with a realization of our own limitations -- we find that we are willing to give up control to Him.

When we know we can't do it on our own, perhaps we are more likely to let go and to involve God.

Easy to say. Not so easy to do.

Image: The cross in front of St. Marks United Methodist Church