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\nA GDR family savours a banana  (Artwork ** by Irene Bom)<\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise \u2013 the fruit of lips that openly profess his name.<\/p>\n

Hebrews 13:15<\/a><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n

A prayer<\/h3>\n

Blessing and honour, thanksgiving and praise
\nmore than we can utter,
\nmore than we can conceive,
\nbe unto Thee, O holy and glorious Trinity,
\nFather, Son and Holy Spirit,
\nby all angels, all men, all creatures,
\nfor ever and ever.<\/p>\n

 
\nby Lancelot Andrewes<\/strong> (1555-1626)
\nfrom The Open Gate<\/a><\/em> by David Adam, p.48
\n <\/p>\n

A more contemporary\/inclusive version of this prayer:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Blessing and honour and thanksgiving and praise
\nmore than we can utter, more than we can conceive,
\nbe to you, most holy and glorious Trinity,
\nFather, Son, and Holy Spirit,
\nfrom all angels, and all people, all creatures
\nfor ever and ever. <\/p>\n

from churchofengland.org<\/a>
\n \n<\/div>\n\n

 
\n** The photographs used for this collage come from a National Geographic<\/em> article on the fall of the Berlin Wall. The collage (together with the quote that inspired it) is from a 100-day project on Instagram channel irene.bom<\/strong>, beginning in April 2020.
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

A GDR family savours a banana  (Artwork ** by Irene Bom)   Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise \u2013 the fruit of lips that openly profess his name. 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Call to Worship based on Psalm 113 King of all the earth, Creator of the universe, Holy Triune God,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "call to worship"","block_context":{"text":"call to worship","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/call-to-worship\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/geometric_art_with_reflections.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/geometric_art_with_reflections.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/geometric_art_with_reflections.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/geometric_art_with_reflections.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":968,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/06\/02\/pentecost-2017-gift-11\/","url_meta":{"origin":10289,"position":5},"title":"The Gift #11 : Promised","author":"Irene Bom","date":"June 2, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Quayside, Rotterdam (photo: Irene Bom) \u00a0 The Gift booklet 12-part series of readings and prayer poems on the Holy Spirit On writing prayer poems \u00a0 Eph 1:13-14 (NIV) Paul writes, \u2018And you also were included in Christ when you heard the message of truth, the gospel of your salvation. 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