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\nLuke 5:26<\/a>
\n\u2018Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, \u201cWe have seen remarkable things today<\/strong>.\u201d\u2019\n<\/div>\n

 
\nIt would be a remarkable sight to see a paralysed man, who had been lowered down through a roof, restored to physical health walking home. For the man it would mean a dramatic change in his life going forward. But it was not just the physical that had been changed. There was also a spiritual transformation for his sins had been forgiven. A life had been transformed by the words of Jesus.<\/p>\n

Reflection
\nGive thanks for every life that has been changed by the presence of Jesus.<\/p>\n

QUOTE FOR TODAY<\/strong>
\nChrist has come and the kingdom has begun, even here, even now. We glimpse signs of this new creation as we see transformed lives, most poignantly when the baptized emerge from the waters – restored relationships, reconciliation, reversals of injustice, and more.<\/span>
\n 
\n(Glenn Packiam, Worship and the World to Come<\/em><\/a>, p. 2)
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Jesus promises him he will not be forgotten. Before the end of\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "daily devotion"","block_context":{"text":"daily devotion","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/daily-devotion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_14.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_14.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_14.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_14.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":15841,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2024\/12\/01\/hope-for-today-2\/","url_meta":{"origin":15959,"position":4},"title":"Hope for today #2","author":"Graham Austin","date":"December 1, 2024","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 Psalm 118:24 \u2018Let us rejoice today and be glad.\u2019 \u00a0 Psalm 118 is quoted quite a bit in the New Testament and one of these times is Palm Sunday when Jesus rides triumphantly into Jerusalem (Ps. 118:25-26). People on the road recognised that the King, and his Kingdom, they\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "daily devotion"","block_context":{"text":"daily devotion","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/daily-devotion\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_2.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_2.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_2.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/Hope_for_today_dots_800x124_2.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":598,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/04\/13\/2017-windows-on-holy-week-6\/","url_meta":{"origin":15959,"position":5},"title":"2017 windows on Holy Week #6","author":"Irene Bom","date":"April 13, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"Nazareth (photo: Kate McDonald) Golgotha Luke 23:33-43 (NIV) When they came to the place called the Skull, they crucified him there, along with the criminals\u2014one on his right, the other on his left. Jesus said, \u201cFather, forgive them, for they do not know what they are doing.\u201d And they divided\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "meditation"","block_context":{"text":"meditation","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/meditation\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017_whw_6_nazareth_cross.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017_whw_6_nazareth_cross.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017_whw_6_nazareth_cross.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017_whw_6_nazareth_cross.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/2017_whw_6_nazareth_cross.jpg?resize=1050%2C600&ssl=1 3x"},"classes":[]}],"rttpg_featured_image_url":null,"rttpg_author":{"display_name":"Graham Austin","author_link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/author\/graham-austin\/"},"rttpg_comment":0,"rttpg_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/daily-devotion\/\" rel=\"category tag\">daily devotion<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/guest-post\/\" rel=\"category tag\">guest post<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Luke 5:26 \u2018Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. 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