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\nView of the Depot from the Chabot Museum, Rotterdam<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

 <\/p>\n

Open my eyes that I may see
\n  wonderful things in your law.<\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n

Psalm 119:18<\/a><\/div>\n

 <\/p>\n\n

Prayer<\/h3>\n

Father, we praise you for the gift of words:
\nthe words we hear and read,
\nthe words we speak and write.
\nAs we handle and use the Holy Scriptures,
\nmake us more sensitive to what they say,
\nmore appreciative of the life and truth in these pages,
\nand of the love and courage of those who wrote them;
\nand open our ears to your voice,
\nand our lives to yourself,
\nthrough Jesus Christ our Lord.<\/p>\n

 
\nSource unknown<\/strong>,
\nfrom The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #170
\n <\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nWord study: Shema<\/a>
\nTreasure for our times<\/a>
\nCircle me, Lord<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

View of the Depot from the Chabot Museum, Rotterdam   Open my eyes that I may see   wonderful things in your law.   Psalm 119:18   Prayer Father, we praise you for the gift of words: the words we hear and read, the words we speak and write. 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Hear, O Israel: the Lord our God, the Lord is one. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "bible"","block_context":{"text":"bible","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"The Bible Project","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/the_bible_project.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","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":"View of the Depot from the Chabot Museum, Rotterdam   Open my eyes that I may see   wonderful things in your law.   Psalm 119:18   Prayer Father, we praise you for the gift of words: the words we hear and read, the words we speak and write. 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