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A Theology of Dirt: An Ash Wednesday Meditation

St. Anthony's Tongue

This one is different.On the eve of Ash Wednesday, I wanted to offer something slower. More embodied. More strange.We talk about ashes every year.We post the crosses.We quote “Remember you are dust.”But what if we’ve forgotten what dirt actually means?Tonight we descend.From the dirt of Genesisto the dirt of Bethlehemto the dirt beneath Christ’s fingernailsto the dirt of the tombto the ash pressed into our foreheads.This is not a “tips for Lent” video.It’s a meditation.A letter.A theological descent into dust.If you listen carefully, you might find that dirt is not humiliation.It’s incarnation.–––If this video feels heavier or stranger than usual, that’s intentional.Let it ache.