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\"\"
\nDiscarded (or misplaced) working boots   (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span>
\n <\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

God empties himself
\ninto the earth like a cloud.
\nGod takes the substance, contours
\nof a man, and keeps them,
\ndying, rising, walking,
\nand still walking
\nwherever there is motion.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

 
\nexcerpt from the poem, \u201cFeast days\u201d, by Annie Dillard<\/strong>
\npublished in Tickets for a Prayer Wheel<\/a><\/em>
\n <\/p>\n\n

More Annie Dillard<\/strong>
\nThe Holy Other<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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It made more sense to wait and delay posting until Christmas came into view, the season of the church year when we traditionally think about\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\/2019\/12\/baby_boy_cropped.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/baby_boy_cropped.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/baby_boy_cropped.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/baby_boy_cropped.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\/poetry\/\" rel=\"category tag\">poetry<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Discarded (or misplaced) working boots   (Photo: Irene Bom)     God empties himself into the earth like a cloud. 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