{"id":15149,"date":"2024-03-22T16:29:52","date_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=15149"},"modified":"2024-03-22T16:29:52","modified_gmt":"2024-03-22T15:29:52","slug":"no-more-tears","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/","title":{"rendered":"No more tears"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15151\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/blossoms_by_moonlight\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.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;1710877855&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.88&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;19728&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.099611&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"blossoms_by_moonlight\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15151\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.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<h3>A prayer<\/h3>\n<p>O God our creator,<br \/>\nwhose good earth is entrusted<br \/>\nto our care and delight and tenderness,<br \/>\nwe pray:<\/p>\n<p>For all who are in captivity to debt,<br \/>\nwhose lives are cramped by fear<br \/>\nfrom which there is no turning<br \/>\nexcept through abundant harvest.<\/p>\n<p>May those who sow in tears<br \/>\n<strong>reap with shouts of joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For all who depend on the earth<br \/>\nfor their daily food and fuel,<br \/>\nwhose forests are destroyed<br \/>\nfor the profits of a few.<\/p>\n<p>May those who sow in tears<br \/>\n<strong>reap with shouts of joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For all who labour in poverty,<br \/>\nwho are oppressed by unjust laws,<br \/>\nwho are banned for speaking the truth,<br \/>\nwho long for a harvest of justice.<\/p>\n<p>May those who sow in tears<br \/>\n<strong>reap with shouts of joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>For all who are in captivity<br \/>\nto greed and waste and boredom,<br \/>\nwhose harvest joy is chocked<br \/>\nwith things they do not need.<\/p>\n<p>May those who sow in tears<br \/>\n<strong>reap with shouts of joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Turn us again from our captivity<br \/>\nand restore our vision,<br \/>\nthat our mouth may be filled with laughter<br \/>\nand our tongue with singing.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nby <strong>Janet Morley<\/strong>,<br \/>\nfrom <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zondervan.com\/9780310248729\/the-book-of-a-thousand-prayers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #886<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>From the blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/05\/11\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-tish-harrison-warren\/\">In the school of prayer with Tish Harrison Warren<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/03\/08\/wilderness-woes\/\">Wilderness woes<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/03\/30\/man-of-sorrows\/\">Man of Sorrows<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prayer O God our creator, whose good earth is entrusted to our care and delight and tenderness, we pray: For all who are in captivity to debt, whose lives are cramped by fear from which there is no turning except through abundant harvest. May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy. &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;No more tears&#8221;<\/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":[3],"tags":[249],"class_list":["post-15149","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prayer","tag-tears"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>No more tears - Prayer matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"No more tears - Prayer matters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"A prayer O God our creator, whose good earth is entrusted to our care and delight and tenderness, we pray: For all who are in captivity to debt, whose lives are cramped by fear from which there is no turning except through abundant harvest. May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy. &hellip; Continue reading &quot;No more tears&quot;\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Prayer matters\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2024-03-22T15:29:52+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Irene Bom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Irene Bom\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Irene Bom\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4\"},\"headline\":\"No more tears\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-22T15:29:52+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":218,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg\",\"keywords\":[\"Tears\"],\"articleSection\":[\"prayer\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/\",\"name\":\"No more tears - Prayer matters\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2024-03-22T15:29:52+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1\",\"width\":800,\"height\":600},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/2024\\\/03\\\/22\\\/no-more-tears\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"No more tears\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/\",\"name\":\"Prayer matters\",\"description\":\"International Presbytery of the Church of Scotland\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.irenebom.com\\\/prayer_matters\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4\",\"name\":\"Irene Bom\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"Irene Bom\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"No more tears - Prayer matters","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"No more tears - Prayer matters","og_description":"A prayer O God our creator, whose good earth is entrusted to our care and delight and tenderness, we pray: For all who are in captivity to debt, whose lives are cramped by fear from which there is no turning except through abundant harvest. May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy. &hellip; Continue reading \"No more tears\"","og_url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/","og_site_name":"Prayer matters","article_published_time":"2024-03-22T15:29:52+00:00","og_image":[{"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg","type":"","width":"","height":""}],"author":"Irene Bom","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Irene Bom","Est. reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/"},"author":{"name":"Irene Bom","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#\/schema\/person\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4"},"headline":"No more tears","datePublished":"2024-03-22T15:29:52+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/"},"wordCount":218,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#\/schema\/person\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg","keywords":["Tears"],"articleSection":["prayer"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/","url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/","name":"No more tears - Prayer matters","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg","datePublished":"2024-03-22T15:29:52+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/blossoms_by_moonlight.jpg?fit=800%2C600&ssl=1","width":800,"height":600},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/22\/no-more-tears\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"No more tears"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/","name":"Prayer matters","description":"International Presbytery of the Church of Scotland","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#\/schema\/person\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/#\/schema\/person\/73ccc5dd58556662821340064c0d24a4","name":"Irene Bom","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"Irene Bom"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/e6cb38123f3f0db25e487520afc310f04816935f0795f0254ae6811317d0aa46?s=96&d=mm&r=g"}}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p8u2Du-3Wl","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":16755,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/10\/27\/when-you-reap\/","url_meta":{"origin":15149,"position":0},"title":"When you reap","author":"Irene Bom","date":"October 27, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 God says, \"When you reap the harvest of your land, do not reap to the very edges of your field or gather the gleanings of your harvest.\" Leviticus 19:9 \u00a0 A prayer Almighty God, Creator of all things, Maker of all people, grant that we may find a unity\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;bible&quot;","block_context":{"text":"bible","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/grass_and_hedge_large.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/grass_and_hedge_large.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/grass_and_hedge_large.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/grass_and_hedge_large.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15802,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/11\/25\/a-taste-of-autumn\/","url_meta":{"origin":15149,"position":1},"title":"A taste of autumn","author":"Irene Bom","date":"November 25, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 A generous harvest inspired by 2 Corinthians 9:6-15 God, source of all life, the northern autumn is all around us now, beautiful in scarlet and gold. We have heard the Spirit of God in the rustling leaves and the rush of water, and we are so grateful for a\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;prayer&quot;","block_context":{"text":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/autumn_mushrooms_log.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/autumn_mushrooms_log.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/autumn_mushrooms_log.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/autumn_mushrooms_log.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16732,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/10\/13\/the-proper-time-to-reap\/","url_meta":{"origin":15149,"position":2},"title":"The proper time to reap","author":"Irene Bom","date":"October 13, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Let us not become weary in doing good, for at the proper time we will reap a harvest if we do not give up. Galations 6:9 A prayer Almighty God, you called us to labour in your vineyard: Keep us faithful in your service, whether the harvest is plentiful, or\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;bible&quot;","block_context":{"text":"bible","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sunflower_october_2025.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sunflower_october_2025.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sunflower_october_2025.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/sunflower_october_2025.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16682,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/10\/06\/birds-dont-reap\/","url_meta":{"origin":15149,"position":3},"title":"Birds don&#8217;t reap","author":"Irene Bom","date":"October 6, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"A gathering of larks by Abigail Carroll, inspiration for my St Francis Focus this year \u00a0 Call to Worship inspired by Matthew 6:25-27 Look at the birds of the air; they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns and yet God provides for the basic sustenance of life. May\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;call to worship&quot;","block_context":{"text":"call to worship","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/call-to-worship\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a_gathering_of_larks_cover.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a_gathering_of_larks_cover.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a_gathering_of_larks_cover.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/a_gathering_of_larks_cover.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15158,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/03\/30\/tears-of-joy\/","url_meta":{"origin":15149,"position":4},"title":"Tears of joy","author":"Irene Bom","date":"March 30, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Call to worship This is the day: when tears are wiped away; shattered hearts are mended; fears are replaced with joy. This is the day the Lord: rolls away the stone of fear; throws off death's clothes; goes ahead of us into God's future. This is the day the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;call to worship&quot;","block_context":{"text":"call to worship","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/call-to-worship\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hedge_raindrop.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hedge_raindrop.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hedge_raindrop.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/hedge_raindrop.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3601,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/12\/21\/2017-advent-joy-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":15149,"position":5},"title":"2017: Advent Joy #5","author":"Andrew Gardner","date":"December 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Photo: Lindy Twaddle) \u00a0 GRIEF WILL TURN TO JOY John 16:20 \u00a0(The Voice) 20 I tell you the truth, a time is approaching when you will weep and mourn while the world is celebrating. You will grieve, but that grief will give birth to great joy. Reflection The gospel of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;bible&quot;","block_context":{"text":"bible","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/bible\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/leaf_with_holes.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/leaf_with_holes.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/leaf_with_holes.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/leaf_with_holes.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"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\/prayer\/\" rel=\"category tag\">prayer<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"A prayer O God our creator, whose good earth is entrusted to our care and delight and tenderness, we pray: For all who are in captivity to debt, whose lives are cramped by fear from which there is no turning except through abundant harvest. May those who sow in tears reap with shouts of joy.&hellip;","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15149","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=15149"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15149\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15149"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15149"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15149"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}