I Wonder Why?
This column answers interesting questions.
Ever wonder why incense are sometimes used during the service?
"Styles change, and what once seemed dangerously 'Roman' now may seem dangerously 'New Age.' But incense has an ancient heritage and is one of the most biblical additions to worship. In the Old Testament there are dozens of references to the use of incense, and several in the New Testament. The prophet Malachi, for example, quotes God as commending the Gentiles for honoring God with incense (1:11) while the New Testament tells us that the Magi brought incense as a gift for the infant Jesus (Matthew 2:11) and that the prayers of the saints in heaven rise like incense (Revelation 5:8, 8:3)."
Source:
Welcome To Sunday: An Introduction to Worship in the Episcopal Church, p. 37 by Christopher L. Webber.
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