the awful cost to Jesus
to our loving God
the sacrifice of blood
within the sweetness
the taste of the smoke;
burning Sunday’s palms
Wednesday’s ashes
dust of the earth
the darkness of Friday
the foreboding of the season;
his pain and sacrifice
within the sweetness
of the smoke, a presence,
the palms becoming ashes
the fragrant offering;
Christ’s sacrifice worthy
acceptable to God
edited July 1, 2015
within the sweetness of
the smoke – v8
(editing version 5)
edited March 20, 2014
“within the sweetness of
the smoke – v7”
edited March 4, 2014
“within the sweetness of
the smoke – v6”
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
my
earlier poem, “within the sweetness of the smoke”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
March
5, 2014
Ash
Wednesday
Lent
&
Edited January 1, 2014
“within the sweetness of
the smoke – v5”
(editing version 2)
Edited
February 14, 2013
“within the sweetness of
the smoke – v4”
Edited
February 14, 2013
“within
the sweetness of the smoke – v3”
Edited February 6, 2013
“within the sweetness of
the smoke – v2”
February 19, 2012
“within
the sweetness of the smoke”
&
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”
by
Pastor Ruth Foss
sermon blog
meditation blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
Seventh Sunday of Epiphany
Transfiguration Sunday
February 12, 2012
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