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  <title>Dust and Identity</title>
  <description>&amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;quot;for dust you are and to dust you will return.” (Genesis 3:19) In this episode I reflect on the passage found in Genesis 3:19 that is repeated every Ash Wednesday. &amp;amp;nbsp; It's a beautiful, but harrowing passage that reminds us of just how fragile and short our lives are. &amp;amp;nbsp; But this reminder, rather than being tragic, is to help us focus on our life on what is important. &amp;amp;nbsp; We were created from the very dust of the earth (Genesis 2:7). Our first work (vocation) was to work the land (the dust) we were created from, displaying a connection between our identity and the work, service and hobbies we put our lives towards (Genesis 2:15). And yet, often, many things cut us off from this very soil (the dust), and disconnect us not only from our identity, but our Creator as well (Genesis 4:14). &amp;amp;nbsp; &amp;amp;nbsp; Mentioned in Episode &amp;quot;The Summer Day&amp;quot; by Mary Oliver Water from Rock (Check out their Lenten Devotionals) Henri Nouwen Ray Anderson Semana Santa in Antigua, Guatemala </description>
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