Still fresh in my memory,
so thick I can taste this,
the smell of the burning
palms;
the smoke thick, wrapping
round me
our hallelujahs becoming
ashes
as our joy was burned away.
The ashes gray, silent before
us,
sitting on the altar waiting
for us
to join us with the dust;
these somber moments,
praying deeply, listening to
the words,
marking us with Christ’s
sacrifice.
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Edited September 2, 2013
“The Smell of the Burning Palms – v4”
(editing version 2)
&
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
&
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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