{"id":14987,"date":"2024-02-01T22:38:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T21:38:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=14987"},"modified":"2024-02-01T22:38:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T21:38:35","slug":"theme-for-october-2023-near","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-for-october-2023-near\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for October 2023: Near"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .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-1101768576 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-1101768576 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-1101768576 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-1101768576.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-1101768576 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-1101768576'   data-layout='layout1' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='14975'><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=\"14530\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"14530\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/05\/be-near-be-close\/\"><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\/2023\/10\/sun_kissed_clouds_houten.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Be near, be close\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"14530\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/05\/be-near-be-close\/\">Be near, be close<\/a><\/h3><div class='tpg-excerpt'>Prayer God, we praise you, Father, all powerful, Christ, Lord and Saviour, Spirit of Love, drawing us to share in your life and your love. One God, three Persons, be near to the people formed in your image, close to the world your love brings to life. We ask you this, Father, Son and Holy &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/05\/be-near-be-close\/\">Continue reading \"Be near, be close\"<\/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=\"14541\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"14541\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/12\/guest-post-for-peace-with-justice\/\"><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\/2023\/10\/peace_wall_tabeetha_school_jaffa.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Guest post: For peace with justice\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"14541\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/12\/guest-post-for-peace-with-justice\/\">Guest post: For peace with justice<\/a><\/h3><div class='tpg-excerpt'>Peace Wall, Tabeetha School, Jaffa &nbsp; This guest post comes to us from Tiberias, on the Sea of Galilee. It&#8217;s from the Associate Minister for St Andrew\u2019s Church of Scotland in Jerusalem and Tiberias, Muriel Pearson, as she reflects on a Christian response to the current crisis in Israel-Palestine. Muriel writes, At the moment we &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/12\/guest-post-for-peace-with-justice\/\">Continue reading \"Guest post: For peace with justice\"<\/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=\"14572\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"14572\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/18\/planted-near-you\/\"><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\/2023\/10\/waterfall_kleinmond_sept_2023.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Planted near you\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"14572\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/18\/planted-near-you\/\">Planted near you<\/a><\/h3><div class='tpg-excerpt'>Harold Porter National Botanical Gardens, Western Cape, South Africa Prayer (inspired by Psalm 1) Holy God, we come before your throne and admit that most of the time we are too busy singing and praying and feeling good and feeling bad and feeling so-so to stop and listen for your tiny, little whispers. In your &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/18\/planted-near-you\/\">Continue reading \"Planted near you\"<\/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=\"14602\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"14602\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/23\/the-lord-is-near\/\"><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\/2023\/10\/flowers_after_dark.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"The Lord is near\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"14602\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/10\/23\/the-lord-is-near\/\">The Lord is near<\/a><\/h3><div class='tpg-excerpt'>Rejoice in the Lord always. 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