Revelation 4NLT Version Prayer: God of ages past and present, we come today to hear the word You have for us today. We ask that you would pour out your Spirit on us gathered here today. Enlighten us and enable us to see how you would have us worship You. Searcher of our hearts, renew us each day so ...

Rising from the ashes, from the dust of earthrising to heaven, the court of the LordSo is this journey, from the burnt palms,a sign of the cross, marking us, on our skin, our livescoming, a journey, faces to Jerusalem,to that rising at Easter morningto the ascension into heaven Slowing our lives, jo...

This night, especially this nightfeeling you, Lordsitting beside me in the pewwanting only to take his handhe is beside us, each onewalking, leading ushis face toward Jerusalemour steps, yoked together leading us to that daythe fated day upon the crossleading us still, onwardtoward the cross, beyond...

Setting his face toward Jerusalemknowing the cross ahead, waiting for himthese days of journey, walking with Christhopeful days, our greatest hoperecognizing, knowing we are the ashesthe dust, knowing we need God’s gracehope, not in our confidence, not in our worksonly in the saving grace of the s...

Ashes on my fingers, on my skin,the smoke, filling my lungsthe moment, the power, of the sacrificethese days of Lent, beginning todaymore awesome, greater claritynow, today, having burned the palmshaving broken those which were held in hopein reverence, for the coming of the kingtriumphant into his ...

Marked by the ashes, the stain of your offeringa reminder of the dust, the dirt from which we comethe ancient rituals, the ashes of the offeringhumble before our Godfalling at the altar, in the temple, before youbringing a noble sin offering, his body for our lives, consumed on the crossto the earth...

Marked by the ashes, the earththe palms of his processionwelcoming the kinga reminder of his tempting,his choice of service, of faithhonoring his calling, his fulfillingwithstanding the devil, submitting to Godbeing dirt, being clay, to the master’s willshaped, touched by the potter’s handsmade ...

From the earth, from the asheswe are formed, humble claygiven living water, the breath of lifeafter the journey, so to returnour earthly bodies, back to ashesBut like Christ, at the end of the journeya life of faith, humble servantsfrom the grave, to the skies February 25, 2009Ash Wednesday...

Among the selectstanding on the mountainbeside the Christ, in shimmering white,as the cloud descended over us A voice from above, from out of the cloudclaiming the master, the Son of ManHis son, the Beloved, the living MessiahAn admonition to listen when he speaks Standing apart on the mountainthe m...

A cloud descending, shimmering robesholy white, beyond human abilitythe Son of Man, the Son of Godclaimed by the creator, out of the whirlwindhis own, to be followed, to be listened towell pleased, beloved sonSteeled by the Father, the sonUp on the mountaintop, down into his passionthe cup, crimson,...