Ash Wednesday
‘Beware of practising your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven.
Whenever you pray, do not be like the hypocrites; for they love to stand and pray in the synagogues and at the street corners, so that they may be seen by others. But whenever you pray, go into your room and shut the door and pray to your Father who is in secret; and your Father who sees in secret will reward you.
Matthew 6: 1, 5-6
Take this literally.
Wherever you are, close the door.
Take two deep breaths.
Begin with "Hi, Jesus..."
And let the conversation flow from there.
Art: Blessing the Dust by Jan Richardson