What does Ash Wednesday have to do with Stewardship?
We talk about Stewardship all during the year, so why does Ash Wednesday have
such a powerful link to being good stewards. Maybe it is because, it is
the day when we are told, ‘remember, human, that you are dust and to dust you
shall return.’ Humbling? Absolutely! But, maybe that’s what we
need to hear. This life is fleeting. Our life with God is
eternal. He has given us everything that we have on this earth, we take
care of it for a short time, then we return to God and everything here still belongs
to Him. How will God judge the care we have taken of all that is His?
When our bodies are dust, will this world be a better place for us having been
here? Perhaps, we can make a commitment this Lent, to love and care for
all that has been given to us, so that on leaving it behind, God will say to us in heaven,
‘Well done, good and faithful Servant.’
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