The Christians use incense at other occasions too. At a funeral, the remains of the faithful departed are incensed. During solemn processions, incense takes the lead. In the scriptures, incense symbolizes prayer. And the smoke of the incense, with the prayers of the saints, rose before God from the hand of the angel.
Incense delights the eye as well as the nose.
As smoke rises mysteriously to the heavens, it bears our prayers aloft. TOP The Incense we make Incense has been burning on alters and in homes for over 5,000 years. Choices of scents come from berries, bark, flowers, gums, leaves, roots, seeds, spices, wood. Some herbs do not burn like they smell, such as peppermint, which smells quite unpleasant when burned. Experts test a scent by sprinkling a pinch of the mix on charcoal first, keeping a record of what works and smells pleasing.