{"id":14509,"date":"2023-09-21T16:54:43","date_gmt":"2023-09-21T14:54:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=14509"},"modified":"2023-09-21T17:45:36","modified_gmt":"2023-09-21T15:45:36","slug":"this-far-no-further","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/09\/21\/this-far-no-further\/","title":{"rendered":"This far, no further"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

Praying for Wisdom<\/h3>\n

based on Job 38<\/a><\/p>\n

Lord, you laid the earth’s foundations;
\n    you placed its cornerstone;
\nwhile the morning stars sang together
\n    and all the angels shouted for joy,
\nyou set limits for the sea and said,
\n     “This far and no further!”<\/p>\n

You gave orders to the morning
\n    and showed the dawn its place;
\nyou moulded the earth until it took shape.<\/p>\n

You alone know the springs of the sea;
\n    you alone comprehend the vastness of the universe;
\n    you alone know the laws of heaven:<\/p>\n

Lord, give wisdom to our hearts
\n    and understanding to our minds.
\nAmen.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 
\n~ written by Michael Perry<\/strong>, and posted on re:worship<\/a><\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
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\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Praying for Wisdom based on Job 38 Lord, you laid the earth’s foundations;     you placed its cornerstone; while the morning stars sang together     and all the angels shouted for joy, you set limits for the sea and said,      “This far and no further!” You gave orders to the morning     and showed the dawn its … Continue reading “This far, no further”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,3],"tags":[243],"class_list":["post-14509","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-prayer","tag-far"],"yoast_head":"\nThis far, no further - 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