Ashes and dust

As Lent comes to a close, William Willimon shows how the season is more than an annual formality:

Here we are, deep in Lent, Christian season of penitence and introspection, season of admission of sin and confession of our finitude. We are in a mess. We are not gods unto ourselves. We are sinners.

Who but the poor old church will - in this upbeat, feel-good, progressive society - tell such truth about us?

Good question. Whether or not you choose to celebrate Lent, Dr. Willimon's point is spot-on.