within the sweetness of the smoke

the awful cost
the sacrifice of blood
within the sweetness
of the smoke
burning Sunday’s palms

Wednesday’s ashes
the darkness of Friday
the foreboding of the season
pain and sacrifice

within the sweetness
of the smoke
the fragrant offering
Christ’s sacrifice worthy
acceptable unto God

edited July 1, 2015

within the sweetness of the smoke – v8

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v8.html

(editing version 5)

edited March 20, 2014

“within the sweetness of the smoke – v7”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v6_20.html

edited March 4, 2014

“within the sweetness of the smoke – v6”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v6.html

Ash Wednesday and Lent

beginning this week

burning of the palms from last year

hymn - “Sunday’s palms are Wednesday’s Ashes”, TFWS #2138

&

Worship Theme – “Ash Wednesday”

Prelude

Unison Prayer

Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21 (CEB)

Joel 2:12-17a (CEB)

hymn, “Sunday’s Palms Are Wednesday’s Ashes” TFWS #2138

Prayer of Confession

Words of Assurance

Imposition of Ashes

Communion

Lenten poem:”Changer: A Lenten Poem”

by Adrienne Sparrow Trevathan

https://twitter.com/AdrienneSparrow

my earlier poem, “within the sweetness of the smoke”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

http://www.facebook.com/pages/Stetson-Memorial-United-Methodist-Church/174161846023512

Patten, ME

March 5, 2014

Ash Wednesday

Lent

&

Edited January 1, 2014

“within the sweetness of the smoke – v5”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v5.html

(editing version 2)

Edited February 14, 2013

“within the sweetness of the smoke – v4”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v4.html

Edited February 14, 2013

“within the sweetness of the smoke – v3”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v3.html

Edited February 6, 2013

“within the sweetness of the smoke – v2”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v2.html

February 19, 2012

“within the sweetness of the smoke”                 

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke.html

&

Worship Theme – “God’s Healing Mercy”

Mark 2:1-12 (NRSV)

Isaiah 43:18-25 (NRSV)

2 Corinthians 1:18-22 (NRSV)

Call to Worship (Psalm 41:1-4, 13 (NRSV Bible))

Unison Prayer

Prayer of Dedication ((GBOD Mark 9:2-9)

and sermon, “How Good of God”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/02/sermon-how-good-of-god-by-pastor-ruth.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Suncook United Methodist Church

Suncook, NH

Seventh Sunday of Epiphany

Transfiguration Sunday

February 12, 2012

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