{"id":5923,"date":"2018-09-07T09:36:33","date_gmt":"2018-09-07T07:36:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=5923"},"modified":"2020-12-26T19:37:41","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T18:37:41","slug":"theme-august-2018-light","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-august-2018-light\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for August 2018: Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .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-3704310162 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3704310162 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3704310162 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-3704310162.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3704310162 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-3704310162'   data-layout='layout1' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='5925'><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=\"5827\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"5827\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/31\/light-on-my-path\/\"><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\/2018\/08\/kroller_muller_lamps.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Light on my path\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"5827\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/31\/light-on-my-path\/\">Light on my path<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>&nbsp; The psalmist says, &#8220;Your word is a lamp for my feet, a light on my path.&#8221; (Psalm 119:105) Here are some light-bearing Scripture verses and a prayer. Hopefully there is something in this selection to encourage you and help light your way. And God said, \u2018Let there be light,\u2019 and there was light. Genesis &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/31\/light-on-my-path\/\">Continue reading \"Light on my path\"<\/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=\"5743\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"5743\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/24\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-the-celtic-saints\/\"><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\/2018\/08\/celtic_saints.png?resize=788%2C360&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"788\" height=\"360\" alt=\"In the school of prayer with the Celtic Saints\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"5743\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/24\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-the-celtic-saints\/\">In the school of prayer with the Celtic Saints<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>&nbsp; To all saints, i.e. anyone who is within the Body of Christ &#8230; For many decades now, Celtic Spirituality has been a hot topic, latterly also in my life. How grateful I am that I was brought into contact with this ancient but holistic faith tradition through ministries like the Iona Community, the Northumbria &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/24\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-the-celtic-saints\/\">Continue reading \"In the school of prayer with the Celtic Saints\"<\/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=\"5698\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"5698\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/18\/in-the-light-of-his-coming\/\"><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\/2018\/08\/van_gogh_style_sky.jpg?resize=800%2C561&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"561\" alt=\"In the light of His coming\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"5698\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/18\/in-the-light-of-his-coming\/\">In the light of His coming<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; Here are Paul&#8217;s words of encouragement and exhortation to his friend and partner in the gospel, Timothy, taken from the Amplified Bible: &nbsp; I charge  in the presence of God and of Christ Jesus, Who is to judge the living and the dead, and by (in the light of) His &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/18\/in-the-light-of-his-coming\/\">Continue reading \"In the light of His coming\"<\/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=\"5683\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"5683\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/07\/the-blessing-of-light\/\"><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\/2018\/08\/shine_as_diamonds.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"The blessing of light\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"5683\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/07\/the-blessing-of-light\/\">The blessing of light<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>&#8220;Shine like diamonds&#8221; &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; This is the first post in the new series, Light, a recurring theme in the Bible, from the first chapter to the last. A prayer In his book, The Open Gate, David Adam has a section entitled &#8220;Candle prayers&#8221;. 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