{"id":864,"date":"2011-03-09T10:00:00","date_gmt":"2011-03-09T10:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2011\/03\/dust-in-the-wind-a-few-words-for-wednesday\/"},"modified":"2017-01-24T18:28:24","modified_gmt":"2017-01-24T23:28:24","slug":"dust-in-the-wind-a-few-words-for-wednesday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/yimcatholic\/2011\/03\/dust-in-the-wind-a-few-words-for-wednesday.html","title":{"rendered":"Dust in the Wind (A Few Words for Wednesday)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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Ash Wednesday<\/a><\/em><\/div>\n

And so the Lenten Season begins. We recall our mortality and our need for redemption. Today we will head to Mass and be marked with the sign of contradiction, in ash upon our foreheads. A sign that says we do not hold to this world\u2019s notion of truth.<\/p>\n

Today we will tithe of ourselves by giving up ten percent of a year being penitent and remembering the words of the Holy Spirit<\/a>,
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\nFor all that is in the world, sensual lust, enticement for the eyes, and a pretentious life, is not from the Father but is from the world. Yet the world and its enticement are passing away. But whoever does the will of God remains forever.<\/em><\/p>\n

Jacques Maritain, writing towards the end of his days said,<\/p>\n

When St. John commands us not to love either the world or the things of the world, he has no intention of forbidding us to love everything good and worthy of love in the world; it is friendship with the world insofar as it is the enemy of the Gospel and of Jesus that he has in view.<\/em><\/p>\n

Which means that I can still enjoy this classic song by the group Kansas<\/em> on this day marking the beginning of the season of penance. I\u2019ll even provide you with the words so you can join me\u2026<\/p>\nhttp:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Fb6vGuwXwcA<\/a>\n

Dust in the Wind<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n

I close my eyes
\nonly for a moment
\nand the moment\u2019s gone
\nall my dreams
\npass before my eyes a curiosity
\ndust in the wind
\nall we are is dust in the wind<\/em><\/p>\n

Same old song
\njust a drop of water
\nin the endless sea
\nall we do
\ncrumbles to the ground
\nthough we refuse to see
\ndust in the wind
\nall we are is dust in the wind<\/p>\n

Now, don\u2019t hang on
\nnothing lasts forever
\nbut the earth and sky
\nit slips away
\nAnd all your money
\nwon\u2019t another minute buy<\/p>\n

Dust in the wind
\nall we are is dust in the wind
\ndust in the wind
\neverything is dust in the wind<\/p>\n

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