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Ash Wednesday – Returning to the Dust, Returning to God

Scripture:

“Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.” — Genesis 3:19

Lent begins not with striving, but with remembering. Remembering our humanity. Remembering our limits. Remembering that we were never meant to carry the weight of the world on our own shoulders.

Ash Wednesday invites us into sacred honesty. We acknowledge that we are finite, fragile, and deeply loved. In a culture that glorifies productivity and strength, the ashes remind us that humility is holy and rest is not weakness, it is wisdom.

Today, rest looks like surrender. It is the quiet exhale of laying down what was never ours to hold. It is allowing God to meet us not in our perfection, but in our need.

Sacred Rest Reflection: What are you carrying that God is gently asking you to release this season?

Guided Rest Practice: Place one hand over your heart. Take a slow breath in, and as you exhale, whisper:“Lord, I return to You.”Sit in that truth for a few quiet moments.

In Deep Surrender,

Tanya