Some thoughts about tomorrow and for some, a pause for meaning

Good reading, whatever your persuasion.

For Christians worldwide, tomorrow is Ash Wednesday.  It represents the first day of Lent, a time of fasting and of reflection in advance of Easter, the most significant observance within the Christian tradition, a day of hope and of resurrection – life renewed.

Tomorrow is also a day when non-Christians may come across some of their Catholic friends or co-workers bearing the shape of a cross etched in ashes upon their forehead.  This represents a very old custom and, while applied by a priest with the thumb of his hand, is accompanied with words from Genesis, “You are dust, and to dust you shall return.”