Acrid, tasting it
filling my lungs,
my spirit
Still fresh in my
memory
the smell of the
burning palms
the smoke thick,
wrapping round me
as the joy burned
away
The ashes gray,
thick before us
a presence, the
offering
sitting on the
altar waiting for us
praying deeply,
listening to the words
reminding us of
Christ’s sacrifice
his life in this
world
Edited September 2, 2013
“The Smell of the Burning Palms – v3”
(editing original again)
Edited February 6, 2013
“The Smell of the Burning Palms – v2”
February 18, 2010
“The Smell of the Burning Palms”
Luke 18:9-14,
The Parable of the Pharisee and the Tax Collector,
Joel 2:12-17a
burning the palms, making the ashes,
Hymn, “Sunday's Palms Are Wednesday's Ashes”,
The Faith We Sing, #2138, by Rae E. Whitney,
and Ash Wednesday Meditation
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
February 17, 2010
&
Joel 2:12-17a
Matthew 6:1-6, 16-21
Ephesians 3:14-21
and Ash Wednesday Meditation
by Reverend Huntley Halvorson
Suncook
United Methodist Church
Suncook,
NH
February 25, 2009
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