National Cathedral

Wednesday, February 25 Lexi Krueger

Today we all woke up really early and we attended the Ash Wednesday Mass service. I woke up earlier to take a shower. The shower was freezing!!!! But I am used to that because of Kenyan showers. When we got into the Crypt section our group had to break up to find seats…. I ended up sitting next to a very kind lady, who shared a bulletin with me. The priest gave his message, afterward we went up and received an ash cross on our foreheads. They said, “Remember that you are but dust, and to dust you shall return.” It was so interesting to just listen to them saying that over and over again and the meaning really started to sink in. We are dust and that God can do anything to us. After the mass, we went and had breakfast. After breakfast, we walked about a mile down to the metro station, got on and then headed for the Museum of American History. We all saw the original American “Star Spangled Banner” flag, then we all spllt up and explored the three different levels. Brendan, my dad and I started down in the transportations sections. It was so exciting to see how our lives have evolved with the inventions, such as the steam engine and the light bulb. We then made our way up to the part about the different wars. When we were walking through the different parts of the exhibits, it seemed as though you had already been there, when in fact we hadn’t. After we left, we walked to the metro station again and boarded, all ready to be going back. Part of the group (including me) almost missed the train, because the doors were almost closing. We were all freaked out because the lady had told us that the doors did not reopen, so if anything was stuck it was stuck until the doors opened again. Now it is a quiet time at the Cathedral, and we are all going exploring around.