From the ashes

This week marks the beginning of Lent.  A season of morning and preparation for Jesus to die and rise from the dead. Wednesday is Ash Wednesday,  a day that marks our humanness.
The ashes have a couple different meanings, one to remind us that we came from the ash and our bodies will return to the ash. Our spirits will rise to Heaven but our physical body will return to the ground the dirt and the ash.
The other meaning is to show that we are in a time of contemplation and morning. It marks the first day that starts the end of Jesus' journey here on Earth. As He prepares to die for our sins on the cross, we are supposed to prepare ourselves as well.
Many people will give up something for Lent, others will take on an extra mission for the season. I have personally never taken on an extra something, I am usually a giver upper kind of person. But this year I am really going to strive to go out of my way each day to do something nice for a stranger. A kind of pay it forward kind of situation. We will see how it goes.
What about you? What are you getting involved in this Lenten season? I look forward to hear about your journeys.
Until next time,
~Michelle