{"id":15065,"date":"2024-02-19T23:42:38","date_gmt":"2024-02-19T22:42:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=15065"},"modified":"2024-02-19T23:42:38","modified_gmt":"2024-02-19T22:42:38","slug":"celebrate-supply","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/02\/19\/celebrate-supply\/","title":{"rendered":"Celebrate supply"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15069\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/02\/19\/celebrate-supply\/christmas_eve_table\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/christmas_eve_table.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;1703528270&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.88&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;1696&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"christmas_eve_table\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/christmas_eve_table.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/christmas_eve_table.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15069\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/christmas_eve_table.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/christmas_eve_table.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/christmas_eve_table.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<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:20px; \">&#8220;Our life is not only travail and labor, it is also refreshment and joy in the goodness of God. 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