On Ash Wednesday, people put ashes on their forehead. It is a sign of repentance of contrition of humility. It begins the season of grief turned to joy. The season of grief is long but Isaiah reminds us that God turns: "ashes into beauty, mourning into joy, and sadness into garment of praise".
Ash Wednesday is a reminder that God transforms grief and despair into joy and gladness but the presence and power of Grace.
About Me
- Don Paine
- I am a pastor and a clinical psychotherapist. My life's passion is defining healthiness from a human perspective and paralleling it to the holiness of God, divine perspective. Shifting perspectives creates a paradigm that is alongside of rather than over and against. The parakalein of God and the paradoxes of humanity are redefined. Humanity is all about winning and yet we are losing ground everywhere. Divinity is all about letting go of the desire to win and the fear of loss. The Divine embraces the world with loving care regardless of anything.
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