tearing our heart – v4

this moment, a journey,

tearing our heart

rending our spirit;

our souls crying out

aware of our sin

our failure to follow.

our failure to follow,

not tearing our clothes,

an outward appearance;

in our inward being

ripping our hearts

wide open to God.

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edited February 28, 2015

tearing our heart – v4

(merging edits to version 2 and version 3)

edited February 19, 2015

tearing our heart – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/tearing-our-heart-v3.html

edited February 19, 2015

tearing our heart – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/tearing-our-heart-v2.html

March 6, 2014

tearing our heart

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/tearing-our-heart.html

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edited February 18, 2015

breathing in Sorrow – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/breathing-in-sorrow-v3.html

(editing version 1)

edited March 24, 2014

breathing in Sorrow – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/breathing-in-sorrow-v2.html

edited, new poem March 7, 2014

breathing in Sorrow

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/breathing-in-sorrow.html

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edited February 18, 2015

the ashes drawn within – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-ashes-drawn-within-v3.html

(editing version 2)

edited March 6, 2014

the ashes drawn within – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-ashes-drawn-within-v2.html

March 6, 2014

the ashes drawn within

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-ashes-drawn-within.html

Ash Wednesday worship service at

Mountain Heights Healthcare Facility

https://www.facebook.com/MountainHeightsHealthCareFacility

Patten, ME

March 6, 2014

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edited February 18, 2015

my lungs filled with the smoke – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/my-lungs-filled-with-smoke-v2.html

March 6, 2014

my lungs filled with the smoke

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/my-lungs-filled-with-smoke.html

&

edited February 18, 2015

the sorrow of the ashes – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-sorrow-of-ashes-v3.html

(editing version 1)

edited March 15, 2014

the sorrow of the ashes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-sorrow-of-ashes-v2.html

March 6, 2014

the sorrow of the ashes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-sorrow-of-ashes.html

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edited February 18, 2015

the palms consumed – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-palms-consumed-v2.html

March 6, 2014

the palms consumed

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-palms-consumed.html

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edited February 18, 2015

burning our celebration – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/burning-our-celebration-v3.html

(editing original)

edited March 10, 2014

burning our celebration – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/burning-our-celebration-v2.html

March 6, 2014

burning our celebration

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/burning-our-celebration.html

&

edited February 18, 2015

burning our hope – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/burning-our-hope-v3.html

(editing version 1)

edited April 12, 2014

burning our hope – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/04/burning-our-hope-v2.html

March 5, 2014

burning our hope

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/burning-our-hope.html  

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edited February 18, 2015

cloaked in the smoke – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/cloaked-in-smoke-v2.html

March 5, 2014

cloaked in the smoke

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/cloaked-in-smoke.html

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edited February 18, 2015

ashes of that fire – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/ashes-of-that-fire-v2.html

March 5, 2014

ashes of that fire

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/ashes-of-that-fire.html

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edited February 18, 2015

How quickly they burn – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/how-quickly-they-burn-v2.html

March 5, 2014

How quickly they burn

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/how-quickly-they-burn.html

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edited/new name February 18, 2015

the mirror of the ashes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-mirror-of-ashes.html

edited February 18, 2015

the truth of the ashes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-truth-of-ashes-v2.html

March 5, 2014

the truth of the ashes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-truth-of-ashes.html

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edited February 18, 2015

the dust of the ashes – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-dust-ashes-v3.html

(editing version 1 again)

edited March 10, 2014

the dust the ashes – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-dust-ashes-v2.html

March 5, 2014

the dust the ashes

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-dust-ashes.html

&

edited February 18, 2015

the anger of the fire – v5

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/the-anger-of-fire-v5.html

(editing original again)

edited March 30, 2014

the anger of the fire – v4

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-anger-of-fire-v4.html

edited March 24, 2014

the anger of the fire – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-anger-of-fire-v3.html

edited March 15, 2014

the anger of the fire – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-anger-of-fire-v2.html

March 5, 2014

the anger of the fire

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/the-anger-of-fire.html

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edited February 18, 2015

bittersweet – v2

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/02/bittersweet-v2.html

March 5, 2014

bittersweet

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/bittersweet.html

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Isaiah 58:5-10

Burning of the Palm service

by Pastor Ruth Foss

https://twitter.com/PastorRuthFoss

http://www.facebook.com/pastorruthfoss

http://www.pstruthsermons.blogspot.com

sermon blog

http://www.pstrruthfoss.blogspot.com

meditation blog

http://pstrfoss.wordpress.com/

“God’s Whisper” blog

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

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

February 17, 2015 and February 18, 2015

&

burning last year’s palms

hymn, “Sunday’s Palms Are Wednesday’s Ashes” TFWS #2138

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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

https://twitter.com/AdrienneSparrow

my earlier poem, “within the sweetness of the smoke”

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke.html

by Pastor Ruth Foss

Stetson Memorial United Methodist Church

Patten, ME

March 5, 2014

Ash Wednesday

Lent

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