He invites, He tills the soil, He gives us His grace, He advocates for us, but, ultimately, we are the ones who will make the decision to repent, to forgive others, and to choose to love.
Dust from the Lalibela churches’ restorations points to something about the relationship between the earthly and heavenly. Namely, that the dust we know so well amid pain and suffering and sin, has a place in heaven.