How fitting we begin in ashes – v2

How quickly did you wash

the gray-black stain from your head

or did you ignore the call

to go to church at all;

did you go out to the store

did you enter into a quiet time

or did you turn the TV on

what is your response to Christ’s great love

to God’s awesome sacrifice

giving his own life, climbing our cross;

how fitting we begin in ashes

the burnt hopes, hosannas

before we tortured and killed our king

before he became our sacrifice

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Edited February 8, 2013

“How fitting we begin in ashes – v2”

February 27, 2012

“How fitting we begin in ashes”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/02/how-fitting-we-begin-in-ashes.html

Worship Theme – “Ash Wednesday”

Prelude

Unison Prayer

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

Joel 2:12-17a (CEB)

Prayer of Confession (Psalm 51:3)

Pastoral Prayer

Word of Assurance (GBOD 2012)

Thanksgiving over the ashes

Distribution of the Ashes

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

and Ash Wednesday Meditation,

“The Math of Lent”

by Pastor Ruth Foss

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A Handmaiden of the Lord

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Suncook, NH

Ash Wednesday

February 22, 2012

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