{"id":10196,"date":"2020-09-26T22:18:18","date_gmt":"2020-09-26T20:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=10196"},"modified":"2020-09-26T22:18:18","modified_gmt":"2020-09-26T20:18:18","slug":"open-the-door-open-the-window","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/09\/26\/open-the-door-open-the-window\/","title":{"rendered":"Open the door, open the window"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"10223\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/09\/26\/open-the-door-open-the-window\/wildevuur_window\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wildevuur_window.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A320FL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1601136415&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0084033613445378&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"wildevuur_window\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wildevuur_window.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wildevuur_window.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-10223\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wildevuur_window.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wildevuur_window.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/wildevuur_window.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with that person, and they with me.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n~ <strong>Jesus<\/strong>, &nbsp;from <a href=\"https:\/\/classic.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=rev+3%3A20&#038;version=NIV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Revelation 3:20<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>A prayer<\/h3>\n<p>O God, You who are always doing a new thing, we confess that we sometimes close windows against the fresh air of new ideas, against the noise of other people\u2019s worries, against the winds of change. God of every place and time, we confess that we often draw the curtains against people who are different, against world news or community concerns. Forgive us our insulation in our locked homes, our shuttered churches, the security systems on our hearts. Open up our lives, and let your Spirit blow through. Amen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n~ written by <strong>Rev Teri<\/strong>, posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/revgalprayerpals.blogspot.com\/2012\/05\/opening-windows.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">revgalprayerpals.blogspot.com<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>From the blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/06\/14\/make-space-release-and-receive\/\">Treasure for our times<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/10\/03\/how-good-how-pleasant\/\">How good, how pleasant<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/07\/12\/embrace-the-cities-and-towns\/\">Embrace the cities and towns<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. 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