{"id":15356,"date":"2024-06-18T17:54:27","date_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:54:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=15356"},"modified":"2024-06-18T17:54:27","modified_gmt":"2024-06-18T15:54:27","slug":"lord-teach-me-your-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/06\/18\/lord-teach-me-your-way\/","title":{"rendered":"Lord, teach me your way"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"15358\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/06\/18\/lord-teach-me-your-way\/red_door_creeper\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/red_door_creeper.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;1718659934&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;5.88&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;591&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;1&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"red_door_creeper\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/red_door_creeper.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/red_door_creeper.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-15358\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/red_door_creeper.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/red_door_creeper.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/06\/red_door_creeper.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>Lord,<br \/>\nteach me your way of treating others \u2013<br \/>\nsinners, children, Pharisees, Pilates and Herods,<br \/>\nand also John the Baptists.<\/p>\n<p>Teach me your way of eating and drinking,<br \/>\nand how to act when I&#8217;m tired from work and need rest.<\/p>\n<p>Teach me compassion for the suffering, the poor, the blind, and the lame.<br \/>\nYou who shed tears, show me how to live my deepest emotions.<br \/>\nAbove all, I want to learn how you endured your Cross.<\/p>\n<p>Teach me your way of looking at people:<br \/>\nthe way you glanced at Peter after his denial,<br \/>\nthe way you touched the heart of the rich young man<br \/>\nand the hearts of your disciples.<\/p>\n<p>I would like to meet you as you really are,<br \/>\nsince you change those who really know you.<br \/>\nIf only I could hear you speak<br \/>\nas when you spoke in the synagogue of Capernaum<br \/>\nor on the Mount of Beatitudes!<\/p>\n<p>Give me grace to live my life, within and without,<br \/>\nthe way you lived your life, O Lord. Amen.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u2014 written by <strong>Pedro Arrupe, SJ<\/strong>, posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/re-worship.blogspot.com\/2012\/06\/prayer-teach-me-your-way-o-lord.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">re:worship<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>From the blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/11\/on-writing-prayer-poems\/\">On Writing Prayer-Poems<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/07\/19\/3-prayers-for-summer\/\">3 Prayers for summer<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/01\/wells-of-salvation\/\">The wells of salvation<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A prayer Lord, teach me your way of treating others \u2013 sinners, children, Pharisees, Pilates and Herods, and also John the Baptists. Teach me your way of eating and drinking, and how to act when I&#8217;m tired from work and need rest. 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2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Photo: Lindy Twaddle) \u00a0 Mark 14:1-2 Now the Passover and the Festival of Unleavened Bread were only two days away, and the chief priests and the teachers of the law were scheming to arrest Jesus secretly and kill him. \u201cBut not during the festival,\u201d they said, \u201cor the people may\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\/2018\/03\/meaning_scheming.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/meaning_scheming.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/meaning_scheming.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 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With him was a crowd armed with swords and clubs, sent from the chief priests, the teachers of the law, and the elders. Now the betrayer had arranged a signal with them: \u201cThe\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\/2018\/03\/meaning_treachery.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/meaning_treachery.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/meaning_treachery.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4720,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/03\/30\/hw18-6-he-suffered-abandonment\/","url_meta":{"origin":15356,"position":4},"title":"HW18 #6: He suffered abandonment","author":"Irene Bom","date":"March 30, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Photo: Lindy Twaddle) \u00a0 Mark 14:50 Then everyone deserted him and fled. \u00a0 \u00a0 Psalm 22:11 Do not be far from me, for trouble is near and there is no one to help. \u00a0 2 Corinthians 4:8-10 We are hard pressed on every side, but not crushed; perplexed, but not\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\/2018\/03\/meaning_abandonment.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/meaning_abandonment.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/meaning_abandonment.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x"},"classes":[]},{"id":4677,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/03\/27\/hw18-3-he-suffered-collusion\/","url_meta":{"origin":15356,"position":5},"title":"HW18 #3: He suffered collusion","author":"Irene Bom","date":"March 27, 2018","format":false,"excerpt":"(Photo: Lindy Twaddle) \u00a0 Mark 14:10-11 Then Judas Iscariot, one of the Twelve, went to the chief priests to betray Jesus to them. They were delighted to hear this and promised to give him money. So he watched for an opportunity to hand him over. \u00a0 \u00a0 Psalm 22:16 Dogs\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\/2018\/03\/snowy_mountains_dark_foreground.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/snowy_mountains_dark_foreground.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/snowy_mountains_dark_foreground.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/03\/snowy_mountains_dark_foreground.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 Lord, teach me your way of treating others \u2013 sinners, children, Pharisees, Pilates and Herods, and also John the Baptists. 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