within the sweetness of the smoke – v11 #AshWednesday

The awful cost to Jesus

the cost to Almighty God
in His sacrifice of blood
within the sweetness of the smoke;
The taste of the fire, bitter,
burning Sunday’s palms
 
Wednesday’s ashes prepared,
burning the sin offering
the darkness of Friday, a cloak;
A foreboding of the season
Christ’s pain and suffering…
 
Within the sweetness of the smoke,
celebratory palms become ashes
the peoples’ hands upon Him;
God’s fragrant offering
Christ’s sacrifice worthy,
acceptable to God.
 
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Edited February 21, 2024
Within the sweetness of the smoke – v11
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2024/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v10.html
editing version 9
edited March 27, 2020
within the sweetness of the smoke – v10
https://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2020/03/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v10.html
https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1243558972952641537
stanza 1 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1243557753597108232
stanza 2 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1243558111484489736
stanza 3 – https://twitter.com/raymondafoss/status/1243558567686344709
(editing version 9)
edited July 15, 2015
within the sweetness of the smoke – v9
 http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v9.html
(editing version 5)
edited July 1, 2015
within the sweetness of the smoke – v8
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2015/07/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v8.html
(editing version 5)
edited March 20, 2014
“within the sweetness of the smoke – v7”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v6_20.html
edited March 4, 2014
“within the sweetness of the smoke – v6”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/03/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v6.html
Ash Wednesday and Lent
beginning this week
burning of the palms from last year
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)
hymn, “Sunday’s Palms Are Wednesday’s Ashes” TFWS #2138
Prayer of Confession
Words of Assurance
Imposition of Ashes
Communion
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
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
Patten, ME
March 5, 2014
Ash Wednesday
Lent
&
Edited January 1, 2014
“within the sweetness of the smoke – v5”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2014/01/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v5.html
(editing version 2)
Edited February 14, 2013
“within the sweetness of the smoke – v4”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v4.html
Edited February 14, 2013
“within the sweetness of the smoke – v3”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v3.html
Edited February 6, 2013
“within the sweetness of the smoke – v2”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2013/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke-v2.html
February 19, 2012
“within the sweetness of the smoke”                             
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/02/within-sweetness-of-smoke.html
&
Worship Theme – “God’s Healing Mercy”
Mark 2:1-12 (NRSV)
Isaiah 43:18-25 (NRSV)
2 Corinthians 1:18-22 (NRSV)
Call to Worship (Psalm 41:1-4, 13 (NRSV Bible))
Unison Prayer
Prayer of Dedication ((GBOD Mark 9:2-9)
and sermon, “How Good of God”
http://raymondafoss.blogspot.com/2012/02/sermon-how-good-of-god-by-pastor-ruth.html
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
Suncook United Methodist Church
Suncook, NH
Seventh Sunday of Epiphany
Transfiguration Sunday
February 12, 2012
 
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