{"id":14201,"date":"2023-06-09T10:54:01","date_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:54:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=14201"},"modified":"2023-06-09T10:54:01","modified_gmt":"2023-06-09T08:54:01","slug":"jesus-pray-for-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/06\/09\/jesus-pray-for-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Jesus, pray for us"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"14209\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/06\/09\/jesus-pray-for-us\/green_things_praise_god\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/green_things_praise_god.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;motorola edge 20&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1685100631&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.88&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.004269925&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"green_things_praise_god\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/green_things_praise_god.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/green_things_praise_god.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14209\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/green_things_praise_god.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/green_things_praise_god.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/green_things_praise_god.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<h3 style=\"margin-bottom: 0px;\">Prayer of Petition<\/h3>\n<p><em>(inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=John17&#038;version=NIV\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">John 17<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Jesus,<br \/>\njust as you prayed for your disciples so long ago<br \/>\nPray for us,<br \/>\nPray for our wellbeing,<br \/>\nPray for our protection.<br \/>\nPray for your joy to be made complete in us.<br \/>\nPray for our spiritual growth.<br \/>\nPray for your truth to be made complete in us.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus,<br \/>\nwe often do not know how to pray,<br \/>\nSo pray for us,<br \/>\nPray with us,<br \/>\nThat we may be one with you,<br \/>\nOne with each other, and<br \/>\nOne in ministry to the world.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus,<br \/>\nPray for your weak ones,<br \/>\nYour strong ones,<br \/>\nYour ones who are ill,<br \/>\nYour ones near death,<br \/>\nYour ones who breeze through life,<br \/>\nYour ones who struggle in life.<\/p>\n<p>Jesus,<br \/>\nWe join you in these prayers for all your people,<br \/>\nAmen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u2014 written by <strong>Rev. Abi<\/strong> and posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/re-worship.blogspot.com\/2012\/04\/pastoral-prayer-john-17_26.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">re:worship<\/a> (adapted)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>From the blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/04\/05\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-michael-mayne\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In the school of prayer with Michael Mayne<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/04\/26\/school-of-prayer-eddie-askew\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In the school of prayer with Eddie Askew<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/05\/01\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-terry-hinks\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">In the school of prayer with Terry Hinks<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prayer of Petition (inspired by John 17) Jesus, just as you prayed for your disciples so long ago Pray for us, Pray for our wellbeing, Pray for our protection. 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What started in 2016 as an invitation from the Archbishops of Canterbury and York to the Church of England has grown into an international and ecumenical call to prayer. \u00a0 \"After the very first Ascension\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;event&quot;","block_context":{"text":"event","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/event\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stained_glass_wood.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stained_glass_wood.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stained_glass_wood.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/stained_glass_wood.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15552,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/08\/19\/pause-pray\/","url_meta":{"origin":14201,"position":2},"title":"Pause\/Pray","author":"Irene Bom","date":"August 19, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Let me tell you about ... \"Express\" prayers to fit into your day My friends at engageworship.org have this great resource, a podcast they call Pause\/Pray. 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It was his practice to pray it every morning. \u00a0 Good morning heavenly Father, good morning Lord Jesus, good morning Holy Spirit. 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