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\"Balm<\/p>\n

The World News in Prayer<\/strong> entry for this week is pretty moving in the wake of recent attacks in Manchester and London and the fear and anger these attacks inspire in us and in our leaders. I want to commend it to you.<\/p>\n

You can find the prayer here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

I was particularly taken with this paragraph: <\/p>\n

“So again I turn to all the pieces of my faith \u2013 to hymns and scriptures, to prayer and worship. Maybe there is a Balm in Gilead, or a Blessed Assurance, even an Amazing Grace.” (World News in Prayer June 8, 2017)<\/p>\n

The reference to the “Balm of Gilead” (Jeremiah 8:22<\/a>) really resonated with me since I was inspired to use the phrase “balm of Calvary” in one of my recent songs, a song called All is accomplished<\/em>.<\/p>\n

Verse 1<\/em>
\nAll is accomplished,
\nHe bowed his head.
\nThe man, the crucified
\nHis name be blessed.
\nHe bore the blame,
\nbecame accursed.
\nHe is the the balm of Calvary
\nthat heals the world.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The World News in Prayer entry for this week is pretty moving in the wake of recent attacks in Manchester and London and the fear and anger these attacks inspire in us and in our leaders. I want to commend it to you. You can find the prayer here. 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If you remain in me and I in you, you will bear much fruit; apart from me you can do nothing.\" John 15:5 \u00a0 Litany of Adoration Bless\u00e8d be God, the only God, three Persons in one eternity of love: \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Bless\u00e8d\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "bible"","block_context":{"text":"bible","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/autumn_table.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/autumn_table.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/autumn_table.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/autumn_table.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":1615,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/20\/tips-using-prayer-sheet\/","url_meta":{"origin":1051,"position":5},"title":"Tips for using a Prayer Sheet","author":"Irene Bom","date":"July 20, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"I\u2019ve been compiling prayer sheets for some years now. It's my way of \u201cpreparing the way for the Lord\u201d (Isaiah 40:3) when asked to lead a prayer meeting. The prayer sheet serves as a framework, with prayers and responses to share, as well as room for silence, personal concerns and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "article"","block_context":{"text":"article","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/article\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"List of prayer sheet blog posts","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tips_for_using_prayer_sheets.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tips_for_using_prayer_sheets.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/tips_for_using_prayer_sheets.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]}],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Irene Bom","author_link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/author\/irenebom-com\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/article\/\" rel=\"category tag\">article<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/on-the-news\/\" rel=\"category tag\">on the news<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/tip\/\" rel=\"category tag\">tip<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"The World News in Prayer entry for this week is pretty moving in the wake of recent attacks in Manchester and London and the fear and anger these attacks inspire in us and in our leaders. 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