{"id":11406,"date":"2021-04-23T22:37:05","date_gmt":"2021-04-23T20:37:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=11406"},"modified":"2021-04-23T22:37:05","modified_gmt":"2021-04-23T20:37:05","slug":"thank-you-for-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Thank you. For life"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"
\n <\/p>\n

In the silence
\nI receive once more
\nthis gift of my life
\nfrom you.
\n     Hold me in your stillness,
\n     simplify me,
\n     and take possession of me,
\n     my God. <\/p>\n

 
\nby Angela Ashwin<\/strong>,
\nfrom The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #613
\n <\/p>\n\n

 
\nFrom the blog<\/strong>
\nFirst love<\/a>
\nWho do you work for?<\/a>
\nTheme: Spurred on by prayer<\/a>  [prayer sheet<\/span>]
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  In the silence I receive once more this gift of my life from you.      Hold me in your stillness,      simplify me,      and take possession of me,      my God.   by Angela Ashwin, from The Book of a Thousand Prayers by Angela Ashwin, #613     From the blog First love Who do you work … Continue reading “Thank you. For life”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[198,199],"class_list":["post-11406","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prayer","tag-alive","tag-thank-you-for"],"yoast_head":"\nThank you. For life - Prayer matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A little prayer by Angela Ashwin from The Book of a Thousand Prayers: In the silence I receive once more this gift of my life from you ....\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Thank you. For life - Prayer matters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A little prayer by Angela Ashwin from The Book of a Thousand Prayers: In the silence I receive once more this gift of my life from you ....\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Prayer matters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2021-04-23T20:37:05+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tree_buds2.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Irene Bom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Irene Bom\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Irene Bom\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4\"},\"headline\":\"Thank you. For life\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-23T20:37:05+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":88,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/tree_buds2.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Alive\",\"thank-you-for\"],\"articleSection\":[\"prayer\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/\",\"name\":\"Thank you. For life - Prayer matters\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/tree_buds2.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2021-04-23T20:37:05+00:00\",\"description\":\"A little prayer by Angela Ashwin from The Book of a Thousand Prayers: In the silence I receive once more this gift of my life from you ....\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/tree_buds2.jpg?fit=800%2C519&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/tree_buds2.jpg?fit=800%2C519&ssl=1\",\"width\":800,\"height\":519},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2021\\\/04\\\/23\\\/thank-you-for-life\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Thank you. For life\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/\",\"name\":\"Prayer matters\",\"description\":\"International Presbytery of the Church of Scotland\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4\",\"name\":\"Irene Bom\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Irene Bom\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Thank you. For life - Prayer matters","description":"A little prayer by Angela Ashwin from The Book of a Thousand Prayers: In the silence I receive once more this gift of my life from you ....","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Thank you. For life - Prayer matters","og_description":"A little prayer by Angela Ashwin from The Book of a Thousand Prayers: In the silence I receive once more this gift of my life from you ....","og_url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/","og_site_name":"Prayer matters","article_published_time":"2021-04-23T20:37:05+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tree_buds2.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Irene Bom","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Irene Bom"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/"},"author":{"name":"Irene Bom","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#\/schema\/person\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4"},"headline":"Thank you. For life","datePublished":"2021-04-23T20:37:05+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/"},"wordCount":88,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#\/schema\/person\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tree_buds2.jpg","keywords":["Alive","thank-you-for"],"articleSection":["prayer"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/","url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/","name":"Thank you. For life - Prayer matters","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tree_buds2.jpg","datePublished":"2021-04-23T20:37:05+00:00","description":"A little prayer by Angela Ashwin from The Book of a Thousand Prayers: In the silence I receive once more this gift of my life from you ....","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tree_buds2.jpg?fit=800%2C519&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/tree_buds2.jpg?fit=800%2C519&ssl=1","width":800,"height":519},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/23\/thank-you-for-life\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Thank you. For life"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/","name":"Prayer matters","description":"International Presbytery of the Church of Scotland","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#\/schema\/person\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#\/schema\/person\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4","name":"Irene Bom","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Irene Bom"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g"}}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8u2Du-2XY","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":4728,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/04\/07\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-angela-ashwin\/","url_meta":{"origin":11406,"position":0},"title":"In the school of prayer with Angela Ashwin","author":"Irene Bom","date":"April 7, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"3 books by Angela Ashwin from my library \u00a0 Angela Ashwin teaches us how to write beautiful, evocative prayers that connect with our everyday experience. But she is also an advocate for using \"borrowed words\" to enrich our (prayer) lives. Companion I first came across Angela Ashwin through her book,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer"","block_context":{"text":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Books by Angela Ashwin","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/books_by_angela_ashwin.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/books_by_angela_ashwin.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/books_by_angela_ashwin.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/04\/books_by_angela_ashwin.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15674,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/10\/14\/fruitful-space\/","url_meta":{"origin":11406,"position":1},"title":"Fruitful space","author":"Irene Bom","date":"October 14, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"A prayer of self-dedication Lord, let my life be a space in which you can work in the world. Clear away my inner rubbish, and fill me with your Spirit of healing, delight and peace, so that everything I do may be the fruit of your life in me. by\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer"","block_context":{"text":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vintage_apartment_timisoara.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\/vintage_apartment_timisoara.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vintage_apartment_timisoara.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/10\/vintage_apartment_timisoara.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16893,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2026\/01\/12\/say-thank-you\/","url_meta":{"origin":11406,"position":2},"title":"Say thank you","author":"Irene Bom","date":"January 12, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"A (short) prayer Lord God, keep us from mumbling on and on in our prayers when all we ought to say is, \"Thank you, Lord.\" Amen from Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro, p. 95 From the blog In the school\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer"","block_context":{"text":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sorry_snowman_industrial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sorry_snowman_industrial.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sorry_snowman_industrial.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/sorry_snowman_industrial.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10119,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/09\/03\/3-prayers-for-courage\/","url_meta":{"origin":11406,"position":3},"title":"3 Prayers for courage","author":"Irene Bom","date":"September 3, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"Space separates our bodies, but not our minds | Rotterdam Centraal \u00a0(Photo: Irene Bom) \u00a0 Another post in the 3 Prayer series, to introduce our theme for September: THRESHOLD. \u00a0 #1 O God, you know we are often filled with fear and foreboding. Give us courage and deepen our trust.\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer"","block_context":{"text":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/erasmus_quote_rotterdam_centraal.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/erasmus_quote_rotterdam_centraal.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/erasmus_quote_rotterdam_centraal.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/erasmus_quote_rotterdam_centraal.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12413,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/12\/31\/3-prayers-for-the-new-year\/","url_meta":{"origin":11406,"position":4},"title":"3 prayers for the New Year","author":"Irene Bom","date":"December 31, 2021","format":false,"excerpt":"ending well ... \u00a0(Artwork: Irene Bom) \u00a0 Because prayer matters, from one year to the next ... \u00a0 #1 O Christ, tirelessly you seek out those who are looking for you and who think that you are far away; teach us, at every moment, to place our spirits in your\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "creativity"","block_context":{"text":"creativity","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/creativity\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ending_well.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ending_well.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ending_well.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/ending_well.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":13079,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/07\/02\/burning-desire\/","url_meta":{"origin":11406,"position":5},"title":"Burning desire","author":"Irene Bom","date":"July 2, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 A prayer with a candle My Lord and my God - thank you for drawing me to Yourself ... Keep the burning of my desire for you as clear and steady as the flame of this candle - a single, undivided focus of attention, a steady offering of the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer"","block_context":{"text":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jesus_head_and_flame.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jesus_head_and_flame.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jesus_head_and_flame.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/jesus_head_and_flame.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"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\/prayer\/\" rel=\"category tag\">prayer<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"  In the silence I receive once more this gift of my life from you.      Hold me in your stillness,      simplify me,      and take possession of me,      my God.   by Angela Ashwin, from The Book of a Thousand Prayers by Angela Ashwin, #613     From the blog First love Who do you work…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11406","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11406"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11406\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11406"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11406"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11406"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}