Ashes to Ashes

I've never been that comfortable

With Ash Wednesday

With Lent

With self-examination and repentance

And being reminded of my mortality

But the one I follow was all about truth-telling

And justice

And righteousness

Rather than being comfortable

I am not that One

But I am made of clay and dust

Human to the core

May the ashes today

Remind me of my createdness

My calling to be who I am

Who I was crafted to be

Who I am becoming

As my heart, my mind, my clay is shaped

Molded by the Creator