BLOGGING TOWARD SUNDAY…

On their way home from attending an Ash Wednesday service, little Johnny asked his mother, “Is it true, Mommy, like the minister said? We come from dust?”

“Yes, darling,” his mother answered, probably hoping he wouldn’t ask any more questions about where he came from!

“But is it true, Mommy, that we go back to dust again when we die?”  “Yes, dear,” his mother replied.

“Well, Mommy, when I said my prayers last night and looked under the bed, I saw someone who is either coming or going.”

Life’s like that, isn’t it? We’re caught, coming and going. Like dust — under a bed. Blown about by every breeze. That’s why we laugh. That’s also why we have Lent. A time of reflecting on life, reorganizing the priorities of life, recognizing the path our life is on, thinking about  the possibilities of the life that’s still before us. A life full of lint — and this once-a-year cleaning season we call Lent.  Tomorrow it begins.  Are you ready?

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