filling with fragrance

inside the tomb

sealed from the outside

the perfume, the spices

filling the space

prepared, made ready,

for Easter morn

sealed from the outside

the cross now empty

Christ descended

to the place of the dead

                  

the spices, perfume

put on Christ’s body

the aroma spreading

filling with fragrance

the tomb, the sanctuary

the body, the church,

filling, hopeful, surely,

with the fragrance of life;

Christ is not here,

He is raised from the dead

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edited April 19, 2014

filling with fragrance

April 19, 2014

inside the tomb

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/04/inside-tomb.html

(the sanctuary prepared for Easter,

the smell of the Easter lilies already filling the church)

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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

Patten, ME

April 19, 2014

the spices made ready

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/04/the-spices-made-ready.html

April 19, 2014

not ready for Easter

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/04/not-ready-for-easter.html  

Holy Saturday

Luke 23:55-56

Luke 24:1-8

Upper Room Daily Devotional

“Not over yet”

http://devotional.upperroom.org/devotionals/2014-04-19

by Pat Rowland

for April 19, 2014

read April 19, 2014

and Thought for the Day:

“Sometimes we hear ‘No’ when God is saying ‘wait’.”

and Today’s Prayer Focus: “Church staff preparing for Easter Worship.”

https://www.facebook.com/UpperRoomDailyDevotionalGuide/posts/10152357075788151

Upper Room Daily Devotional

for March and April 2014

http://devotional.upperroom.org/issues/mar-apr2014

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