Ashes, ashes we all fall down

Today is Ash Wednesday.  It certainly arrived early enough.  I will go to church tonight but my little country doesn't make too much of the rites of city churches.  We have had ceremony and some years we have not.  I may have to remind the preacher that this is not a regular bible study night.  We are a strange group but we love God and one another.
Think I'll give up my snacks and devote an hour to reading something inspirational and see if I can boot my lazy flesh into a more fitting temple.