The Bible often uses the analogy of Ashes and Dust (Isaiah 52 verses 1-2 & Isaiah 61 verses 1-3) to indicate mourning and disappointment. In the first of a 2 part sermon, our guest speaker John Glass encourages us to sweep away the old remnants of our lives in order to make way for a renewed life; one lived in God. He also reiterates the need to shake off the dust of disappointment in order to move on to what God has for us.