tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471649331133035316.post7553173532931433444..comments2014-03-20T17:37:39.484-04:00Comments on Opening The Dirty Window: Ash WednesdayHannah Schaeferhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14273190311310814689noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7471649331133035316.post-24958726574498632292012-02-23T15:02:25.778-05:002012-02-23T15:02:25.778-05:00I love that story. How often do we all want to be ...I love that story. How often do we all want to be like little children and make ourselves clean. We want to use our own meager strength to wipe the outward sign of sin away. It gives us a temporary feeling of our own self righteousness. We also want to do this "right away" we cannot wait to get rid of the dirt, especially if we can blame someone else for it. <br /><br />It's only when we confess that we are dirty and believe that there is one who has made us clean and then rest on his finished work.<br /><br />Return to the Lord your God for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abounding in steadfast love.Phil Lehmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01817199110640685577noreply@blogger.com