Ash Wednesday Reflection. A reflection for an all school prayer service at Mercy Academy on Feb 18, 2015. What if you knew that you were going to die tomorrow? This last week we have gone through a riot of colors: red, lacy and a million shades of … pink for Valentine’s Day. On Monday, a huge blanket of white enveloped us over what has turned into a longer-than-expected winter break. Today brings us new colors, the purple of Lent (which is a symbol of repentance) and the dusty grey-black of ashes. Ash Wednesday and Lent call us to remember our own mortality. They are a reminder of the stark fact that we all, each one of us, are going to die. If you are a teenager, you may not have given this much thought. You can be excused for feeling like you’re going to live forever. I sincerely hope that you don’t have much experience of death at your age. It is worth considering, though, that how ever long your life is, it will end. This is why we put ashes on our forehe