{"id":10131,"date":"2020-09-01T23:55:55","date_gmt":"2020-09-01T21:55:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=10131"},"modified":"2020-09-01T23:55:55","modified_gmt":"2020-09-01T21:55:55","slug":"theme-for-june-2020-space","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-for-june-2020-space\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for June 2020: Space"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .rt-holder .rt-woo-info .price{color:#0367bf;}body .rt-tpg-container .rt-tpg-isotope-buttons .selected,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3013199943 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3013199943 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-3013199943.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3013199943 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-3013199943'   data-layout='layout1' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='10128'><div data-title='Loading ...' class='rt-row rt-content-loader   layout1 tpg-even '><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"9788\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"9788\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/29\/watch-this-space\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/closed_corona.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Watch this space\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"9788\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/29\/watch-this-space\/\">Watch this space<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Stay close to the cracks: A reflection inspired by Leonard Cohen&#8217;s song, &#8216;Anthem&#8217; Stay close to the cracks, to the broken places, where people weep and cry out in pain. Stay close to the cracks, where God\u2019s tears fall, and God\u2019s wounds bleed for love of us. Stay close to the cracks where the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/29\/watch-this-space\/\">Continue reading \"Watch this space\"<\/a>...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"9773\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"9773\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/21\/the-empty-cup\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/empty_cup.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"The empty cup\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"9773\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/21\/the-empty-cup\/\">The empty cup<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Meditation on the cup of emptiness Hold the empty cup in your hands. Look at all the room the cup has for filling. Picture the inner part of yourself. Notice how much room there is for filling. Hold the cup out before you in the gesture of a beggar. Ask God to fill you. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/21\/the-empty-cup\/\">Continue reading \"The empty cup\"<\/a>...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"9744\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"9744\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/14\/make-space-release-and-receive\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/schouwburgplein_after_the_rain.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Make space: release and receive\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"9744\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/14\/make-space-release-and-receive\/\">Make space: release and receive<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Schouwburgplein, Rotterdam, after the rain (Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; An evening prayer Gracious God, We place ourselves in your presence. Our minds and our spirits are cluttered. Help us make space for you. Help us to be fully present here, now. We release to you all that we have done today \u2013 whether for good &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/14\/make-space-release-and-receive\/\">Continue reading \"Make space: release and receive\"<\/a>...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"9704\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"9704\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/04\/a-holy-space\/\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"rt-img-responsive \" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/black_lives_matter_2.jpg?resize=800%2C653&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"653\" alt=\"A holy space\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"9704\" class=\"\" 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