{"id":13430,"date":"2022-10-20T18:28:39","date_gmt":"2022-10-20T16:28:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=13430"},"modified":"2022-10-20T18:28:39","modified_gmt":"2022-10-20T16:28:39","slug":"theme-for-july-2022-desire","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-for-july-2022-desire\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for July 2022: Desire"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .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-1634001557 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-1634001557 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-1634001557 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-1634001557.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1634001557 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-1634001557'   data-layout='layout1' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='13424'><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=\"13079\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"13079\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/02\/burning-desire\/\"><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\/2022\/07\/jesus_head_and_flame.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Burning desire\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"13079\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/02\/burning-desire\/\">Burning desire<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; A prayer with a candle My Lord and my God &#8211; thank you for drawing me to Yourself &#8230; Keep the burning of my desire for you as clear and steady as the flame of this candle &#8211; a single, undivided focus of attention, a steady offering of the will. Let my whole being &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/02\/burning-desire\/\">Continue reading \"Burning desire\"<\/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=\"13092\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"13092\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/12\/energy-of-desire\/\"><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\/2022\/07\/vincent_meets_rembrandt_sun_chandelier.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Energy of desire\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"13092\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/12\/energy-of-desire\/\">Energy of desire<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">photo taken during Vincent Meets Rembrandt: The Untold Story in Amsterdam &nbsp; Spirit of Christ, sanctify me. Accept and transform my small energy of desire, that it may become part of your great energy of desire for the redemption of the world. Your will be done! &nbsp; written by Evelyn Underhill (1875-1941) from The Book &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/12\/energy-of-desire\/\">Continue reading \"Energy of desire\"<\/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=\"13119\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"13119\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/17\/the-desire-of-the-humble\/\"><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\/2022\/07\/shattered_window_utrecht_centraal.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"The desire of the humble\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"13119\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/17\/the-desire-of-the-humble\/\">The desire of the humble<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Litany of Humility Let the same mind be in you that was in Christ Jesus &#8230; (Philippians 2:5) O Jesus! meek and humble of heart, Hear me. From the desire of being esteemed, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being loved, Deliver me, Jesus. From the desire of being extolled, Deliver me, Jesus. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/17\/the-desire-of-the-humble\/\">Continue reading \"The desire of the humble\"<\/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=\"13144\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"13144\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/29\/desire-and-transformation\/\"><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\/2022\/07\/clouds_and_green_from_car.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Desire and transformation\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"13144\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/29\/desire-and-transformation\/\">Desire and transformation<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Jan Richardson writes, Loving is always risky, because we cannot enter into it without being changed. Altered. Transformed. In the face of this, we might well ask, Do I really want this? Do we really desire to be so undone? &nbsp; Loving is never just about opening our heart. It is about being &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/29\/desire-and-transformation\/\">Continue reading \"Desire and transformation\"<\/a>...<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13430","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Theme for July 2022: Desire - Prayer matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" 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