Last night's meditative service around frankincense seemed to go well.  Loads of people came as the the senior Sunday school from our C of S friends joined us (they are keen to lead a service in the new year - whoo hoo).  No one was incensed (angry) so far as I can tell and everyone was incensed (given an incense cone to take away) whilst there (I never did get to grips with the thurible swinging!).

It might have been good to have spent more time with each element, I don't know, but we had a gently paced act of worship involving...

"body" prayers (use of posture, gesture)

symbolic prayers (use of artefacts and actions)

interactive intercessory prayer (using the aforesaid frankincense)

I'm sure it wasn't everyone's 'thing', but they were willing to give it a go, and I appreciate that greatly.

(Now just have to remember to take the myrrh to the guy leading next week's!)