{"id":8577,"date":"2019-11-24T12:51:08","date_gmt":"2019-11-24T11:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?page_id=8577"},"modified":"2019-11-24T12:51:08","modified_gmt":"2019-11-24T11:51:08","slug":"theme-for-august-2019-bright","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/theme-for-august-2019-bright\/","title":{"rendered":"Theme for August 2019: Bright"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type='text\/css' media='all'>#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .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-3771710809 .layout12 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .isotope8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .carousel8 .rt-holder:hover .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .layout13 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .isotope9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809.rt-tpg-container .layout4 .rt-holder .rt-detail,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3771710809 .md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-modal-3771710809 .md-content > .rt-md-content-holder .rt-md-content,\n\t\t\t\t\t.rt-popup-wrap-3771710809.rt-popup-wrap .rt-popup-navigation-wrap,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .carousel9 .rt-holder .overlay .post-info{background-color:#0367bf;}#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .layout5 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .isotope2 .rt-holder .overlay, #rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .carousel2 .rt-holder .overlay,#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .layout15 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .isotope11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .carousel11 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .layout16 .rt-holder h3,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .isotope12 .rt-holder h3, #rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .carousel12 .rt-holder h3 {background-color:rgba(3,103,191,0.8);}#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .read-more a{border-radius:px;}#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .rt-img-holder img.rt-img-responsive,#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .rt-img-holder,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .rt-post-overlay .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .post-sm .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .rt-post-grid .post-img,\n\t\t\t\t\t#rt-tpg-container-3771710809 .post-img img {border-radius:px;}<\/style><div class='rt-container-fluid rt-tpg-container tpg-shortcode-main-wrapper ' id='rt-tpg-container-3771710809'   data-layout='layout1' data-grid-style='even' data-desktop-col='2'  data-tab-col='2'  data-mobile-col='1' data-sc-id='8575'><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=\"8140\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"8140\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/09\/02\/bright-and-early\/\"><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\/08\/firenze_sky2.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Bright and early\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"8140\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/09\/02\/bright-and-early\/\">Bright and early<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>Florence in half light &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed. (Mark 1:35) &nbsp; A prayer Lord, teach us to pray...<\/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=\"8095\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"8095\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/08\/25\/slow-learners-and-bright-ideas\/\"><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\/08\/plant_diversity_edinburgh_botanic.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Slow learners and bright ideas\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"8095\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/08\/25\/slow-learners-and-bright-ideas\/\">Slow learners and bright ideas<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>Display at Botanic Gardens Edinburgh &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; Call to Worship inspired by James 3:13-17 and Mark 9:33-37 We come here today not because we are clever but because God welcomes the slow learners. We come here not because we are wise, but because God loves us in spite of our folly. We come &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/08\/25\/slow-learners-and-bright-ideas\/\">Continue reading \"Slow learners and bright ideas\"<\/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=\"8064\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"8064\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/08\/17\/bright-and-beautiful\/\"><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\/08\/moth_behind_the_glass.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"Bright and beautiful\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"8064\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/08\/17\/bright-and-beautiful\/\">Bright and beautiful<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; Did you know? Cecil Frances Alexander&#8217;s hymn, &#8220;All things bright and beautiful&#8221; (published in 1848), was inspired by the words, Maker of heaven and earth, from the Apostle&#8217;s Creed. I&#8217;ve included the lyrics and a video below. But first, an intergenerational story of creation (Genesis 1-2) from the Kairos Canada website &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/08\/17\/bright-and-beautiful\/\">Continue reading \"Bright and beautiful\"<\/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=\"7847\"><div class=\"rt-holder\"><div class=\"rt-img-holder\"><a data-id=\"7847\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/08\/05\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-padraig-o-tuama\/\"><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\/08\/flower_bed_bench.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" alt=\"In the school of prayer with P&aacute;draig &Oacute; Tuama\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class='rt-detail'><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a data-id=\"7847\" class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/08\/05\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-padraig-o-tuama\/\">In the school of prayer with P&aacute;draig &Oacute; Tuama<\/a><\/h2><div class='tpg-excerpt'>(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; &nbsp; From 2014 to 2019, Irish poet, P&aacute;draig &Oacute; Tuama, led the Corrymeela Community, Ireland\u2019s oldest peace and reconciliation organisation. Drawing on the spiritual practices of the community, in 2017 he published Daily Prayer with the Corrymeela Community. 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