Thursday, February 19, 2015

The Smell of the Burning Palms – v5

Acrid, tasting it
filling my lungs, my spirit
the smoke, the fire
How quickly they burned
Still fresh in my memory
the smell of the burning palms
the smoke thick, wrapping round me,
as our joy burned away

The ashes gray, thick before us
a presence, the offering
sitting on the altar waiting for us
praying deeply, listening to the words,
reminding us of Christ’s sacrifice
His life in this world.

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edited February 19, 2015
The Smell of the Burning Palms – v5

(merging edits to original and version 3)
edited February 17, 2015
“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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