Ash Wednesday is a day that vividly and powerfully reminds us of our mortality. Dust we are and to dust we shall return. As we begin our midweek series, "Perfect Ten," Ash Wednesday reminds us that just as our exercise regimen and healthy diet cannot save us from death, neither can our obedience to God's Ten Commandments. History has only had one "perfect ten," the life of Jesus Christ. His life - ours through baptism - is our certain hope of eternal life.