cloaked in the smoke
the burning of the palms
wearing the ashes
the reminder of our pain
of our distance from
grace
for the cross of Jesus
for the choice He made
redeeming us, of the dust
of the clay, broken
people
unable to repay
cloaked in smoke
remembering our rebellion
hosannas when He came
shouts to crucify
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March
5, 2014
burning last year’s palms
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)
Prayer of
Confession
Words of
Assurance
Imposition of
Ashes
Communion
liturgy – “The Great Thanksgiving for Early Lent”
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
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