{"id":12803,"date":"2022-04-18T23:24:25","date_gmt":"2022-04-18T21:24:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=12803"},"modified":"2022-04-19T17:39:18","modified_gmt":"2022-04-19T15:39:18","slug":"continually-curious","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/04\/18\/continually-curious\/","title":{"rendered":"Continually curious"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"12871\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/04\/18\/continually-curious\/awning_creature\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/awning_creature.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A320FL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1647600828&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0031645569620253&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"awning_creature\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/awning_creature.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/awning_creature.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-12871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/awning_creature.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/awning_creature.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/04\/awning_creature.jpg?resize=768%2C576&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:32px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">A quote by poet and scientist, <strong>Lewis Thomas<\/strong>, to inspire us, and a call to worship to further focus our thoughts and prayers.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>&#8230; the loveliest thing about being human<\/h3>\n<div style=\"font-size:22px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.8;\">Reality\u2019s ability to continually baffle us with what we don\u2019t yet know, and our willingness to continually plumb the unknown for new truth and beauty, even as it baffles and terrifies us, is the loveliest thing about being alive. Being alive together, as members of this boundlessly inquisitive and imaginative species, is the loveliest thing about being human. <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin:20px;\">from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/2022\/03\/02\/the-fragile-species-lewis-thomas\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The Fragile Species: A Forgotten Masterpiece of Perspective on How to Live with Ourselves and Each Other<\/a><\/em>, posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.themarginalian.org\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">themarginalian.org<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p>We worship the God who inhabits our world<br \/>\nand indwells our lives.<br \/>\nWe need not look up to find God,<br \/>\nwe need only to look around:<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;within ourselves,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;beyond ourselves,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;into the eyes of another.<br \/>\nWe need not listen for a distant thunder to find God,<br \/>\nwe need only listen to the music of life,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the words of children,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the questions of the curious,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the rhythm of a heartbeat.<br \/>\nWe worship the God who inhabits our world<br \/>\nand who indwells our lives.<\/p>\n<p>~ posted on the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pcusa.org\/site_media\/media\/uploads\/peacemaking\/pdf\/mlk-resources.pdf\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Presbyterian Church USA<\/a><\/strong> website.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; A quote by poet and scientist, Lewis Thomas, to inspire us, and a call to worship to further focus our thoughts and prayers. &nbsp; &#8230; the loveliest thing about being human Reality\u2019s ability to continually baffle us with what we don\u2019t yet know, and our willingness to continually plumb the unknown for new truth 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Benediction (inspired by Hebrews 10:19-22) Go in peace, assured that God has heard, \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0and will continue to hear your prayers. Remember that no curtain separates us \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0from the presence of the Lord. 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