![]() Or, perhaps, more compelling, I want to believe and belong. With this social/spiritual event, we need to take note. (This year Ash Wednesday is March 2.) Astonishing, truly, since this ritual is not considered essential theology or practice in Christian faith communities. It’s often been reported that church attendance is higher on Ash Wednesday than on Sundays. Why are they not self-conscious having a black cross or more often a dark smudge on their foreheads as they go about their day in school, at work, in the neighborhood? Is it a badge of courage? A membership mark? A topic for discussion? ![]() Why do they happily roll down a car window at a red light where ashes are being distributed and not think this strange? Why do they wait in line for their turn to have someone - a priest, a deacon, a minister, an authorized lay person - gently brush aside their bangs, lift their curls, and make a sign of the cross on their foreheads with ashes while saying: “Remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return.” Why do they do it? Why do they come to church? Why do they want ashes on their foreheads?
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