Ashes to Ashes

We are currently in my favorite season in the Christian year - Lent. Lent is a call to reflection and spiritual preparation for the coming Easter season. 

Lent begins with Ash Wednesday, named for the imposition of ashes in the sign of the cross with the words "remember that you are dust and to dust you shall return."

It isn't often that Ash Wednesday falls on Valentine's Day, but that is the case this year, which makes me remember the last time the case. We had an Ash Wednesday service that brought together different clergy who lived into their gifting - one proclaimed the word, others served the sacraments, still others prayed over folks with the anointing of oil, and of course others imposed the ashes. Clergy gathered together, bound by the love of God. Clergy sharing the message of the great love of God for us. 

While Lent is a particular season in the life of the church, St. Benedict writes that our Christian walk is a "continuous Lent." A continual time of remembrance, preparation, and reflection. 
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How is your spiritual journey a continuous Lent?