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\nApples ready for harvest  (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span>
\n <\/p>\n

Then God said, \u2018Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.\u2019 And it was so.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

\nGenesis 1:11<\/a><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n

Thanksgiving Litany<\/h3>\n

For summer\u2019s passing and harvest home \u2014
\nwe thank you!<\/strong>
\nFor autumn\u2019s splendor and winter\u2019s chill \u2014
\nwe thank you!<\/strong>
\nFor seed that has fallen, the promise of spring \u2014
\nwe thank you!<\/strong><\/p>\n

As a part of nature\u2019s wondrous cycle
\nof new birth, growth, fruitfulness and death
\nwe rejoice in the creation of new life.<\/p>\n

May our lives blossom as the apple tree in Spring
\nMay we become fruitful in thought and deed
\nAnd may the seed of love that falls to the ground
\nLinger beyond our time on this earth.<\/p>\n

 
\n~ posted on Third Space blog<\/a> (excerpt)
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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For the gift of faith bestowed on those who would\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\/2025\/07\/fern_in_wall.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fern_in_wall.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fern_in_wall.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/fern_in_wall.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":10231,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/10\/05\/all-good-gifts\/","url_meta":{"origin":12177,"position":5},"title":"All good gifts","author":"Irene Bom","date":"October 5, 2020","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 \"As long as the earth endures, seedtime and harvest, cold and heat, summer and winter, day and night will never cease.\" Genesis 8:22 \u00a0 A litany All good gifts around us are sent from heaven above, so we lift our hearts up to you, God, in praise and thanksgiving.\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\/10\/sunflowers_on_the_windowsill_closeup.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sunflowers_on_the_windowsill_closeup.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sunflowers_on_the_windowsill_closeup.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/sunflowers_on_the_windowsill_closeup.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\/bible\/\" rel=\"category tag\">bible<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/\" rel=\"category tag\">prayer<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Apples ready for harvest  (Photo: Irene Bom)   Then God said, \u2018Let the land produce vegetation: seed-bearing plants and trees on the land that bear fruit with seed in it, according to their various kinds.\u2019 And it was so. 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