“Beloved child of God,
remember that you are ashes.
Remember that God is with you when you sit in the ashes.
And be reminded to sit in the ashes all those who suffer.”
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#AshWednesday
This was a beautiful moment today to go get ashes for Ash Wednesday and find the person who sat in the ashes with me. Roger was the librarian at Duke Divinity school for a zillion years so I only knew him as a wonderful colleague.
But, the moment I got sick, I realized that Roger is one of those people who is all action. In the church, we pray to be the “hands and feet of Christ.” But we should be more specific. We should be praying to be a Roger.
Roger would show up at my house at 4 AM to take me the airport and he expected absolutely nothing. Not a thank you. Not even a cheery story from me. “Don’t worry about talking if you’re tired,” he would say, “Just lay the seat back.
You’ve got a long day.” Blessed are the Rogers. For this Lent, they teach us the unconquerable beauty of sitting in the ashes.
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