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</html><description>By Amanda Silcox, Hunger Advocacy Fellow,Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy Two of my favorite moments in the church year take place during Lent. The first takes place on Ash Wednesday, when everyone receives the mark of the cross in ashes on their forehead and the pastor says, &#x201C;Remember that you are dust and to [&hellip;]</description><thumbnail_url>https://blogs.elca.org/advocacy/wp-content/uploads/sites/41/2017/10/Amanda_2.jpg</thumbnail_url><thumbnail_width>1073</thumbnail_width><thumbnail_height>1502</thumbnail_height></oembed>
