{"id":11422,"date":"2021-04-22T22:11:56","date_gmt":"2021-04-22T20:11:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=11422"},"modified":"2021-04-22T22:11:56","modified_gmt":"2021-04-22T20:11:56","slug":"theme-for-january-2021-first","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-for-january-2021-first\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for January 2021: First"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .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-2844636864 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-2844636864 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-2844636864 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-2844636864.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2844636864 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-2844636864'   data-layout='layout1' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='11418'><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=\"10652\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"10652\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/01\/06\/first-things-first\/\"><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\/2021\/01\/staying_alive.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"First things first\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"10652\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/01\/06\/first-things-first\/\">First things first<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>Spotted outside Rotterdam Central Station &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; Living alone during a pandemic, working from home since March 2020, one of the ways I stay alive is to be creative and share my work online. Through this blog, for example. Thank you. Another creative outlet in 2020 was the 12 Song Challenge, hosted by &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/01\/06\/first-things-first\/\">Continue reading \"First things first\"<\/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=\"10710\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"10710\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/01\/14\/the-last-may-be-first\/\"><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\/2021\/01\/small_matters.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"The last may be first\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"10710\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/01\/14\/the-last-may-be-first\/\">The last may be first<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>Rotterdam shop window &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; Opening Invocation (inspired by Luke 14: 7-14) Hospitable God, you invite us to a banquet where the last may be first, and the humble and the mighty trade places. Let us share your abundance with no fear of scarcity; let us greet strangers as angels you have sent! &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/01\/14\/the-last-may-be-first\/\">Continue reading \"The last may be first\"<\/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=\"10722\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"10722\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/01\/22\/first-love\/\"><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\/2021\/01\/je_weet_zelf.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"First love\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"10722\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/01\/22\/first-love\/\">First love<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>&#8216;You yourself know what you need&#8217; &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; In his letter to the church in Ephesus, Jesus said: &#8220;I know you are enduring patiently and bearing up for my name&#8217;s sake, and you have not grown weary. 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