{"id":11497,"date":"2021-05-10T23:40:57","date_gmt":"2021-05-10T21:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=11497"},"modified":"2021-05-10T23:40:57","modified_gmt":"2021-05-10T21:40:57","slug":"a-holy-kingdom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/05\/10\/a-holy-kingdom\/","title":{"rendered":"A holy kingdom"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"11500\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/05\/10\/a-holy-kingdom\/prayer_station_thy_kingdom_come_800\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/prayer_station_thy_kingdom_come_800.png?fit=800%2C622&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,622\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"prayer_station_thy_kingdom_come_800\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/prayer_station_thy_kingdom_come_800.png?fit=800%2C622&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/prayer_station_thy_kingdom_come_800.png?resize=800%2C622&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"622\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-11500\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/prayer_station_thy_kingdom_come_800.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/prayer_station_thy_kingdom_come_800.png?resize=300%2C233&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/05\/prayer_station_thy_kingdom_come_800.png?resize=768%2C597&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size:smaller;\">[from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thykingdomcome.global\/sites\/default\/files\/2021-04\/Covid%20Secure%20Prayer%20Stations_1.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prayer Stations<\/a> handout]<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h1>LET&#8217;S PRAY: THY KINGDOM COME<\/h1>\n<p>From Ascension Thursday to Pentecost (13 to 23 May 2021) Christians all over the world are once again invited to join the annual global prayer movement called <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thykingdomcome.global\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>Thy Kingdom Come<\/strong><\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>During the 11 days of <strong>Thy Kingdom Come<\/strong>, the hope is that all who take part will:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"margin-left: 0; padding-left: 0;\">\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; padding-left: 15px;\">deepen their own relationship with Jesus Christ<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; padding-left: 15px;\">pray for 5 friends or family to come to faith in Jesus<\/li>\n<li style=\"margin-left: 15px; padding-left: 15px;\">pray for the Holy Spirit to empower Christians everywhere for witness, just as He did the early disciples at Pentecost<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thykingdomcome.global\/resources\/new-2021\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prayer resources<\/a> &#8211; catering for ages 5 to 105, suitable for churches, families and individuals &#8211; are available online.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>A prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Jesus, we believe in your kingdom coming. Even amid pain and despair, we believe that with each brave prophet &#8211; with each unknown disciple who stretches her arm as a bridge between a broken world and a holy kingdom &#8211; you are laying another brick for the New Jerusalem.<br \/>\nAmen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nfrom <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Common-Prayer-Liturgy-Ordinary-Radicals\/dp\/0310326192\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals<\/a><\/em> by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro, p. 274<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; [from the Prayer Stations handout] &nbsp; LET&#8217;S PRAY: THY KINGDOM COME From Ascension Thursday to Pentecost (13 to 23 May 2021) Christians all over the world are once again invited to join the annual global prayer movement called Thy Kingdom Come. During the 11 days of Thy Kingdom Come, the hope is that all &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/05\/10\/a-holy-kingdom\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;A holy kingdom&#8221;<\/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":[6,3,24],"tags":[201,135],"class_list":["post-11497","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-event","category-prayer","category-tip","tag-holy","tag-thy-kingdom-come"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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You too can get involved. 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Nothing will be impossible for you.' (Matthew 17:20) \u00a0 A prayer by John van de\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;prayer&quot;","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\/05\/red_leaves_in_bark.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/red_leaves_in_bark.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/red_leaves_in_bark.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/05\/red_leaves_in_bark.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":14166,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/05\/26\/burdens-to-carry\/","url_meta":{"origin":11497,"position":5},"title":"Burdens to carry","author":"Irene Bom","date":"May 26, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Paul writes, \"Carry each other\u2019s burdens, and in this way you will fulfill the law of Christ.\" (Gal 6:2). Then a few verses later he writes, \"each one should carry their own load.\" (Gal 6:5) A paradox. Something to ponder, as we approach Pentecost and contemplate what a difference\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;bible&quot;","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\/2023\/05\/reflections_and_water_lilies.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/reflections_and_water_lilies.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/reflections_and_water_lilies.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/05\/reflections_and_water_lilies.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\/event\/\" rel=\"category tag\">event<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/\" rel=\"category tag\">prayer<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/tip\/\" rel=\"category tag\">tip<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"&nbsp; [from the Prayer Stations handout] &nbsp; LET&#8217;S PRAY: THY KINGDOM COME From Ascension Thursday to Pentecost (13 to 23 May 2021) Christians all over the world are once again invited to join the annual global prayer movement called Thy Kingdom Come. 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