{"id":14993,"date":"2024-02-01T22:39:54","date_gmt":"2024-02-01T21:39:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=14993"},"modified":"2024-02-01T22:39:54","modified_gmt":"2024-02-01T21:39:54","slug":"theme-for-january-2024-answer","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-for-january-2024-answer\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for January 2024: Answer"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .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-3180907160 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3180907160 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3180907160 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-3180907160.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3180907160 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-3180907160'   data-layout='layout1' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='14978'><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=\"14862\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"14862\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/05\/answer-the-call\/\"><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\/2024\/01\/mushrooms_on_log.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Answer the call\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"14862\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/05\/answer-the-call\/\">Answer the call<\/a><\/h3><div class='tpg-excerpt'>A prayer inspired by Genesis 12:1-7 &nbsp; Lord, help us answer your call as readily as our father Abram, that we might extend your blessing throughout our community. Remind us that the places where we find you become altars in our world. &nbsp;Amen. &nbsp; from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/05\/answer-the-call\/\">Continue reading \"Answer the call\"<\/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=\"14876\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"14876\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/12\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-eugene-peterson\/\"><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\/2024\/01\/rosehip_at_zeehuis.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"In the school of prayer with Eugene Peterson\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"14876\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/12\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-eugene-peterson\/\">In the school of prayer with Eugene Peterson<\/a><\/h3><div class='tpg-excerpt'>&nbsp; Here are some extracts on the topic of prayer by Eugene Peterson from his book, Answering God: The Psalms as Tools for Prayer. &nbsp; &nbsp; I What is essential in prayer is not that we learn to express ourselves, but that we learn to answer God. The psalms show us how to answer. (p. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/12\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-eugene-peterson\/\">Continue reading \"In the school of prayer with Eugene Peterson\"<\/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=\"14902\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"14902\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/18\/from-prayer-and-conversation-to-answers\/\"><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\/2024\/01\/vredeskerk_reflection_bergen_aan_zee.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"From prayer and conversation to answers\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"14902\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/18\/from-prayer-and-conversation-to-answers\/\">From prayer and conversation to answers<\/a><\/h3><div class='tpg-excerpt'>Het Vredeskerkje (The Little Peace Church) in Bergen aan Zee, NL &nbsp; For those looking for answers on how to be salt and light in the world, here are some wise words from Paul: &nbsp; &#8220;Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful. And pray for us, too, that God may open a door for &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/18\/from-prayer-and-conversation-to-answers\/\">Continue reading \"From prayer and conversation to answers\"<\/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=\"14930\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"14930\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/24\/asking-and-answers\/\"><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\/2024\/01\/kino_garden_statue.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Asking and answers\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"14930\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/01\/24\/asking-and-answers\/\">Asking and answers<\/a><\/h3><div class='tpg-excerpt'>&nbsp; from &nbsp;In the school of prayer with P&aacute;draig &Oacute; Tuama: &nbsp; &#8216;Prayer is asking, and prayer is sitting. 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