ashes of that fire – v3

ashes of that fire

marking our hearts

our heads bearing witness

to the claim on our lives,

but the ashes remaining

of the fire of that Friday

the ruts of our rebellion

the same way for so many

constant reminders

of how little has changed;

we claim Jesus as our Savior,

but we still follow the world

we are not transformed

not turning, not changing

stuck in the muck, the mire;

not following the way

the life, the promise

denying the way of the cross.

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edited March 6, 2015

ashes of that fire – v3

(merging edits to version 2 and original)

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

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edited March 6, 2015

the truth of the ashes – v3

http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/03/the-truth-of-ashes-v3.html

(merging edits to version 2 and original)

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

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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

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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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