Prop: A mortar and pestle. Assorted spices (such as cinnamon sticks, cedar, aloe, pomegranate seeds, saffron).   Pine nuts, garlic, basil, salt and olive oil (the ingredients for pesto).   Rose petals. A rosary (you can find a true rosary online). Anointing oil (such as spikenard).   Candles and/or incense (frankincense and/or myrrh).

[You may want to have scents/fragrances in the sanctuary for your service, ie incense and candles. If desired, you may have roses on the altar and/or an olive tree standing nearby.]

When the Lord God created Eden, the garden in which humans were bred and wed, God filled it with all sorts of animals and plants and foliage, and two kinds of trees. One kind of tree bore fruit delectable to eat. One kind of tree was simply beautiful.

I want you to close your e…