{"id":7140,"date":"2019-03-05T10:30:17","date_gmt":"2019-03-05T09:30:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=7140"},"modified":"2019-03-05T10:30:17","modified_gmt":"2019-03-05T09:30:17","slug":"theme-for-january-2019-grace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-for-january-2019-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for January 2019: Grace"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .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-3801248687 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3801248687 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3801248687 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-3801248687.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3801248687 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-3801248687'   data-layout='layout1' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='7136'><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=\"6840\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"6840\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/29\/sola-gratia-deo-gratias\/\"><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\/2019\/01\/water_lilies.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Sola gratia \u2013 Deo gratias\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"6840\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/29\/sola-gratia-deo-gratias\/\">Sola gratia &#8211; Deo gratias<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Water lilies &#8211; in and on the water &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; &nbsp; The words gratia and gratias point to a connection between grace and gratitude. &nbsp; &nbsp; To bring to a close our reflections on the theme of &#8220;grace&#8221;, I&#8217;ve selected some Latin terms, a song, a reading, a bit of church history and &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/29\/sola-gratia-deo-gratias\/\">Continue reading \"Sola gratia &#8211; Deo gratias\"<\/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=\"6797\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"6797\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/22\/grace-notes\/\"><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\/2019\/01\/tuileries_garden_paris.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Grace notes\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"6797\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/22\/grace-notes\/\">Grace notes<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">Winter in the Tuileries Garden, Paris &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; I love the term &#8216;grace note&#8217;. It&#8217;s so evocative. Technically, a &#8216;grace note&#8217; is a musical note not essential to the harmony or melody, designed to embellish or \u2018ornament\u2019 the music and add extra flourish. It colours, without clashing. &nbsp; Here is a grace note &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/22\/grace-notes\/\">Continue reading \"Grace notes\"<\/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=\"6736\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"6736\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/15\/grace-upon-grace\/\"><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\/2019\/01\/clouds_and_reflections.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Grace upon grace\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"6736\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/15\/grace-upon-grace\/\">Grace upon grace<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; From  abundance we have all received one gracious blessing after another. John 1:16 (NLT) &nbsp; Let us then approach God\u2019s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. &nbsp; Hebrews 4:16 (NIVUK) &nbsp; More about grace &#8230; &nbsp; We &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/15\/grace-upon-grace\/\">Continue reading \"Grace upon grace\"<\/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=\"6713\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"6713\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/06\/table-grace\/\"><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\/2019\/01\/bowls_of_goodness.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Table grace\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"rt-detail\"><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"6713\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/06\/table-grace\/\">Table grace<\/a><\/h2><div class=\"tpg-excerpt\">&nbsp; Let&#8217;s start the year with something elemental &#8230; Saying grace Here is supper. It smells good. It looks good. It tastes good. It is good. All good things come from You. 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