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\"\"<\/p>\n

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Your thoughts are far beyond
\n  my understanding,
\nmuch more than I
\n  could ever imagine.
\nI try to count your thoughts,
\nbut they outnumber the grains
\n  of sand on the beach.
\nAnd when I awake,
\n  I will find you nearby.<\/div>\n

 
\n 
\nPsalm 139:17-18, CEV<\/a><\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nFirst things first<\/a>
\nForgiven and forgotten<\/a>
\nBeyond<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Your thoughts are far beyond   my understanding, much more than I   could ever imagine. I try to count your thoughts, but they outnumber the grains   of sand on the beach. 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I try to count your thoughts, but they outnumber the grains   of sand on the beach. And when I awake,   I will find you nearby.     Psalm 139:17-18, CEV From the blog First things first Forgiven and forgotten Beyond…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14456","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=14456"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/14456\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=14456"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=14456"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=14456"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}