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\n <\/p>\n

The deeper heart issue<\/h3>\n

Luke 9:46-48<\/a> (The Voice)
\n 
\nLater the close followers of Jesus began to argue over the stupid and vain<\/em> question, \u201cWhich one of us is the greatest disciple?\u201d<\/p>\n

Jesus saw what was going on \u2014 not just the argument, but<\/em> the deeper heart issues \u2014 so He found a child and had the child stand beside Him.<\/p>\n

Jesus:<\/strong> See this little one? <\/em>Whoever welcomes a little child in My name welcomes Me. And whoever welcomes Me welcomes the One who sent Me. The smallest one among you is therefore the greatest.
\n <\/p>\n\n

Call to Worship<\/h3>\n

Welcome to this place:
\nwhere children and seasoned citizens sit side by side,
\nwhere heaven and earth embrace in peace,
\nwhere God has been, is, and always will be.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome to this place, as we gather with all of God’s children:
\nwhere we find God’s love,
\nwhere we hear the tender voice of Jesus,
\nwhere the Spirit teaches us new songs.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome to this place, where all is made ready by our God:
\nwhere we bring our hunger, and find food;
\nwhere we bring our brokenness, and find healing;
\nwhere we bring our very selves, and find acceptance.<\/strong><\/p>\n

~ written by Thom Shuman<\/strong>, posted on Lectionary Liturgies<\/a> <\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nThe promise of carefree play<\/a>
\nQuiet near a little stream<\/a>
\nContinually curious<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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It made more sense to wait and delay posting until Christmas came into view, the season of the church year when we traditionally think about\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "call to worship"","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\/2019\/12\/baby_boy_cropped.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/baby_boy_cropped.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/baby_boy_cropped.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/12\/baby_boy_cropped.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16215,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/03\/31\/go-where-it-is-deeper\/","url_meta":{"origin":16144,"position":5},"title":"Go where it is deeper","author":"Irene Bom","date":"March 31, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 When Jesus had finished speaking, he said to Simon, \u201cNow go out where it is deeper, and let down your nets to catch some fish.\u201d \u201cMaster,\u201d Simon replied, \u201cwe worked hard all last night and didn\u2019t catch a thing. But if you say so, I\u2019ll let the nets down\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "bible"","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\/03\/magnolia_flowers_deep.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/magnolia_flowers_deep.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/magnolia_flowers_deep.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/magnolia_flowers_deep.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\/bible\/\" rel=\"category tag\">bible<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/call-to-worship\/\" rel=\"category tag\">call to worship<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"  The deeper heart issue Luke 9:46-48 (The Voice)   Later the close followers of Jesus began to argue over the stupid and vain question, \u201cWhich one of us is the greatest disciple?\u201d Jesus saw what was going on \u2014 not just the argument, but the deeper heart issues \u2014 so He found a child…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16144","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=16144"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16144\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16144"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16144"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16144"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}