Saint Athanasius Lutheran Church

This is who you are (pointing to ash cross on my forehead). You are a Christian, marked with the sign of the cross in your baptism. But you are a dying Christian, a dust and ashes Christian, because you are a sinner. And the wages of sin is death. So unless Jesus returns first, you are going to die. People don't usually want to talk about that. We don't want to die, because we were not created to die. But, you see, that's the good news! We're dying Christians. And as Christians, we can face death with confidence.