Yeah, it's also said with the words "for dust you are
and to dust you will return." So the ashes symbolize that.
http://thedailybibleverse.blogspot.com/2...nd-to.html
I think it's mostly a Catholic thing, too. Though I could be wrong.
Btw, Fr0d0, I can get behind giving up a paycheck. THAT makes sense, you're actually giving something up to benefit others, instead of frivolously giving up soda or something, which serves no one.
and to dust you will return." So the ashes symbolize that.
http://thedailybibleverse.blogspot.com/2...nd-to.html
I think it's mostly a Catholic thing, too. Though I could be wrong.
Btw, Fr0d0, I can get behind giving up a paycheck. THAT makes sense, you're actually giving something up to benefit others, instead of frivolously giving up soda or something, which serves no one.
"The way to see by faith is to shut the eye of reason." Benjamin Franklin
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