Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.

Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.
Genesis 3:19/Ecclesiastes 3:20

From Dust to Resurrection: Our Lenten Journey

These are the sobering words we hear on Ash Wednesday as the sign of the cross is marked on our foreheads or on our hands.

They echo God’s words to Adam and Eve in Genesis 3:19 and the reflections of the writer of Ecclesiastes 3:20 on the shared fate of all living things.

While these words remind us of our mortality, they are not the final word for us as Christians.

Living in the Promise

As humans, we exist in a finite world full of hardship and sickness. But as followers of Christ, we live in the promise of the eternal. We hold onto the truth of John 3:16: “For God so loved the world that he gave his only son, so that everyone who believes in him may not perish but may have eternal life.”

This is why, even in the face of death, we celebrate. At funerals, we announce, “Let us celebrate the life and resurrection of our beloved.”

Through our baptism, we were buried with Christ so that we might also be raised with Him to live a new life. We are marked with the cross of Christ forever—not just on Ash Wednesday, but every single day.

Join Us for Ash Wednesday Worship
February 18 at 11 AM and 7 PM.

Ash Wednesday is the kickoff to Lent—a 40-day journey (not counting Sundays!) where we join Jesus on His walk to the cross. We call Sundays “mini-Easters” because, even in this season of reflection, we know the journey really begins at the empty tomb.

Join us for the Season of Lent

From February 25 through March 25, our Wednesday worship services will focus on Jesus’ “I Am” statements. By remembering who Jesus is, we better understand who we are in Him.

· 11:00 AM | Service of the Word - St. Luke’s Preschool students join us to share a few songs at the start of worship. Please stay after the service for a light lunch in the Fellowship Hall.
· 7:00 PM | Evening Worship - A contemplative evening service to end your day with song, in prayer, in the Word, and reflection.

We look forward to being on the journey together.

For more than fifteen hundred years, Christians have used these words to mark Ash Wednesday. Come and hear them again for the first time:

Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.