I am the object of such love. Remember that you are dust. You are not worth much as a commodity, but you are loved, beloved, shaped, molded, caressed, nurtured by the Loving God who made the stars and the moon, all the creatures of this world. Second, this day reminds us of our mortality. Dust your are and to dust you shall return.
Death is the great equalizer.
In death there are no presidents of corporations, no deans of universities, no lowly janitors, no prisoners, no homeless on the street, no rich folks, no poor folks. When we remember, to dust you shall return, we remember that we are made for more than trinkets or shame. We are made for life with God - now and forever. And to dust you shall return. Third, when we understand how precious we are to the One who created us from dust, and when we understand that we are made not just for this life but for eternity with God, then we can be free.