this moment, a journey,
tearing our heart
rending our spirit
our souls crying out
aware of our sin
our failure to follow,
not tearing our clothes,
an outward appearance
ripping our hearts
wide open to God
====
edited
February 19, 2015
tearing our
heart – v2
March 6, 2014
tearing our
heart
&
edited
February 18, 2015
breathing in
Sorrow – v3
(editing
version 1)
edited March
24, 2014
breathing in
Sorrow – v2
edited, new
poem March 7, 2014
breathing in
Sorrow
&
edited
February 18, 2015
the ashes
drawn within – v3
(editing
version 2)
edited March
6, 2014
the ashes
drawn within – v2
March 6, 2014
the ashes
drawn within
Ash Wednesday
worship service at
Mountain
Heights Healthcare Facility
Patten, ME
March 6, 2014
&
edited
February 18, 2015
my lungs
filled with the smoke – v2
March 6, 2014
my lungs
filled with the smoke
&
edited
February 18, 2015
the sorrow of
the ashes – v3
(editing
version 1)
edited March
15, 2014
the sorrow of
the ashes – v2
March 6, 2014
the sorrow of the ashes
&
edited
February 18, 2015
the palms
consumed – v2
March 6, 2014
the palms consumed
&
edited
February 18, 2015
burning our
celebration – v3
(editing
original)
edited March
10, 2014
burning our
celebration – v2
March 6, 2014
burning our celebration
&
edited
February 18, 2015
burning our
hope – v3
(editing
version 1)
edited April
12, 2014
burning our
hope – v2
March 5, 2014
burning our hope
&
edited
February 18, 2015
cloaked in the
smoke – v2
March 5, 2014
cloaked in the smoke
&
edited
February 18, 2015
ashes of that
fire – v2
March 5, 2014
ashes of that fire
&
edited February
18, 2015
How quickly
they burn – v2
March 5, 2014
How quickly
they burn
&
edited/new
name February 18, 2015
the mirror of
the ashes
edited
February 18, 2015
the truth of
the ashes – v2
March 5, 2014
the truth of the ashes
&
edited
February 18, 2015
the dust of
the ashes – v3
(editing
version 1 again)
edited March
10, 2014
the dust the
ashes – v2
March 5, 2014
the dust the ashes
&
edited
February 18, 2015
the anger of
the fire – v5
(editing original
again)
edited March
30, 2014
the anger of
the fire – v4
edited March
24, 2014
the anger of
the fire – v3
edited March
15, 2014
the anger of
the fire – v2
March 5, 2014
the anger of the fire
&
edited
February 18, 2015
bittersweet –
v2
March 5, 2014
bittersweet
&
Isaiah 58:5-10
Burning of the
Palm service
by Pastor Ruth
Foss
sermon blog
meditation
blog
“God’s
Whisper” blog
Stetson
Memorial United Methodist Church
February 17,
2015 and February 18, 2015
&
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
Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church
Patten, ME
March 5, 2014
Ash Wednesday
Lent
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