Prayer for Ash Wednesday

O God,
maker of everything and judge of all that you you have made,
from the dust of the earth you have formed us
   and from the dust of death you would raise us up.
By the redemptive power of the cross,
   create in us clean hearts
   and put within us a new spirit,
that we may repent of our sins
   and lead lives worthy of your calling;
through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

- United Methodist Hymnal, 353