how well it went

 We did Ash Wednesday at noon.

There were more people than I imagined their would be--nearly 20--6 of whom I did not know until I introduced myself.

I gave a short homily on "Ashes, Ashes, all fall down."

The music was wondrous. Passing the peace joyful.

One of the people there emailed me to say how moved they were by the service. It was their first Ash Wednesday service and they wanted to let me know how deeply it affected them.

Emails like that are a gift from God....