...and to dust we will return.

"Made by God from mud, dust of the earth, we remember that to mud and dust and God we will eventually return."

A pastor friend posted this earlier today, and while Ash Wednesday is a concept and theological ideology I comprehend, today these words hit me differently. Amid finishing statements for my upcoming DCom meeting, agreeing to serve as a confirmation mentor at my home church, and the ups and downs of life this idea of being made by and from struck a chord in my spirit.

Its easy to forget my worth as an individual; not my worth as a daughter, sister, wife, friend, leader...just me. How wonderful to have this day where we are reminded that we were created from dust and mud because God believed the world needed each of us and that we will return to that original state once our time here is done.

It's a charge of sorts for this first day of Lent-how am I being the best mud/dust/God breathed individual in this world? And that's the hope for these 40days, that we discover (or rediscover) what we have been created for and called to.