{"id":16711,"date":"2025-10-06T23:12:19","date_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=16711"},"modified":"2025-10-06T23:12:19","modified_gmt":"2025-10-06T21:12:19","slug":"theme-for-april-2025-higher","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-for-april-2025-higher\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for April 2025: Higher"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .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-2012057262 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-2012057262 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-2012057262 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-2012057262.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-2012057262 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-2012057262'   data-layout='layout12' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='16700'><div data-title='Loading ...' class='rt-row rt-content-loader   layout12 tpg-even '><div class=\"rt-col-md-6 rt-col-sm-6 rt-col-xs-12 even-grid-item rt-grid-item\" data-id=\"16227\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"16227\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/04\/07\/higher-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\/2025\/04\/higher_than_the_heavens.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Higher love\" \/><\/a><\/div> <div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"16227\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/04\/07\/higher-love\/\">Higher love<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Great is your love, higher than the heavens; your faithfulness reaches to the skies. &nbsp; Psalm 108:4 From the blog In the quiet of God\u2019s smile Forgiven and forgotten Abide &nbsp;...<\/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=\"16233\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"16233\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/04\/15\/higher-than-i\/\"><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\/2025\/04\/de_huijberg_vegetable_patch.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Higher than I\" \/><\/a><\/div> <div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"16233\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/04\/15\/higher-than-i\/\">Higher than I<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; From the end of the earth I call to You, when my heart is overwhelmed and weak; Lead me to the rock that is higher than I . Psalm 61:2, Amplified Bible &nbsp; Litany based on Psalm 34:1-10 Living Rock of Abundant Life, the &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/04\/15\/higher-than-i\/\">Continue reading \"Higher than I\"<\/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=\"16245\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"16245\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/04\/21\/no-higher-calling\/\"><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\/2025\/04\/chandelier_demolition.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"No higher calling\" \/><\/a><\/div> <div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"16245\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/04\/21\/no-higher-calling\/\">No higher calling<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; &nbsp; Holy Spirit, help us love being a child of God, for there is no higher calling. from a prayer written by Paul Sauer, posted on re:worship &nbsp; From the blog To love as Jesus loved In the school of prayer with Terry Hinks Stand still for a moment &nbsp;...<\/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=\"16256\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"16256\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/04\/29\/higher-this-is-why\/\"><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\/2025\/04\/de_huijberg_hedge.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Higher \u2013 this is why\" \/><\/a><\/div> <div class=\"rt-detail\"><h3 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"16256\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/04\/29\/higher-this-is-why\/\">Higher &#8211; this is why<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Let Christ himself be your example as to what your attitude should be. 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