{"id":15018,"date":"2024-02-06T19:02:27","date_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:02:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=15018"},"modified":"2024-02-06T19:02:27","modified_gmt":"2024-02-06T18:02:27","slug":"supply-and-response","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/02\/06\/supply-and-response\/","title":{"rendered":"Supply and response"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15028\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/02\/06\/supply-and-response\/bird_feeding_tabletop\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bird_feeding_tabletop.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;1694597669&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;0.005738421&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"bird_feeding_tabletop\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bird_feeding_tabletop.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bird_feeding_tabletop.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15028\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bird_feeding_tabletop.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bird_feeding_tabletop.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/bird_feeding_tabletop.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\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Before or after a meal<\/h3>\n<p>Lord God, Creator of all,<br \/>\nin your wisdom,<br \/>\nyou have bound us together so that we must depend on others<br \/>\nfor the food we eat,<br \/>\nthe resources we use,<br \/>\nthe gifts of your creation that bring life, health, and joy.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creator God, we give thanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holy be the hands that sew our clothes so that we do not have to go naked;<br \/>\nsacred be the hands that build our homes so that we do not have to be cold;<br \/>\nblessed be the hands that work the land so that we do not have to go hungry.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creator God, we give thanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holy be the feet of all who labor so that we might have rest;<br \/>\nsacred be the feet of all who run swiftly to stand with the oppressed;<br \/>\nblessed be the feet of all whose bodies are too broken or weary to stand.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creator God, we give thanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holy be the sound of children laughing to take away our sorrow;<br \/>\nsacred be the sound of water falling to take away our thirst;<br \/>\nblessed be the sound of your people singing to heal our troubled hearts.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Creator God, we give thanks.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holy be the bodies of those who know hunger;<br \/>\nsacred be the bodies of those who are broken;<br \/>\nblessed be the bodies of those who suffer.<\/p>\n<p>In your mercy and grace,<br \/>\nsoften our callous hearts and<br \/>\nfill us with gratitude for all the gifts you have given us.<br \/>\nIn your love,<br \/>\nbreak down the walls that separate us<br \/>\nand guide us along your path of peace,<br \/>\nthat we might humbly worship you in Spirit and in truth.<br \/>\nAmen.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>from <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Common-Prayer-Liturgy-Ordinary-Radicals\/dp\/0310326192\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Common Prayer: A Liturgy for Ordinary Radicals<\/a><\/em> by Shane Claiborne, Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove and Enuma Okoro, p. 553<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>From the blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/06\/18\/theme-part-of-creation\/\">Theme: Part of creation<\/a> &nbsp; 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