At the end of February I led a worship service here in Colorado where people received oil and ashes on their foreheads in preparation for Lent and Easter. The gathering was called “Ashes” and our evening was divided into movements that followed the story of the Israelites in Exodus. First movement: their crying out to God. Second Movement: Their freedom as God leads them out of Egypt. Third Movement: their experience in the desert as God purges the Egypt out of them- hence the name of the worship service, “Ashes”. Fourth Movement (only hinted at in the end of our evening) heading into the promised land.

Below are some of the photos that were used in the evening as slides and reflections. They had great depth in their simplicity and I wanted to share them with you. Thomas Nash was the designer of the room for this worship event and consequently the photographer for these incredible pictures.

Movement 1: The Cry