{"id":16546,"date":"2025-08-18T23:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=16546"},"modified":"2025-08-18T23:49:10","modified_gmt":"2025-08-18T21:49:10","slug":"strange-and-stranger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/08\/18\/strange-and-stranger\/","title":{"rendered":"Strange and stranger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16549\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/08\/18\/strange-and-stranger\/chairs_boat_yard\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chairs_boat_yard.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 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chairs_boat_yard.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/chairs_boat_yard.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\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\">Prayer of intercession<\/h3>\n<p><em>inspired by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Genesis%2018%3A%201-10&#038;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">Genesis 18:1-10<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lord God Almighty,<br \/>\nas Abraham and Sarah extended the gift of hospitality to visiting strangers,<br \/>\nopen our hearts to share with others,<br \/>\nand to graciously receive the fulfillment of your promises.<br \/>\nLoving Christ:<br \/>\n<strong>Help us share the faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holy Spirit,<br \/>\nLord God, as we run from new idea to strange idea,<br \/>\nlooking in vain for you,<br \/>\ngive us eyes to see you present, as you always are,<br \/>\nin the form of the poor, the needy, and the hopeless.<br \/>\nLoving Christ:<br \/>\n<strong>Help us share the faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Heavenly Father,<br \/>\ncreator of visible things, and creator of invisible things,<br \/>\ngive us courage to trust you with this day, with tomorrow,<br \/>\nand with our redemption to eternal life.<br \/>\nLoving Christ:<br \/>\n<strong>Help us share the faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lord Jesus,<br \/>\nthe purity of your heart is obvious<br \/>\nin the single desire to do the Father&#8217;s will,<br \/>\nat all times, in all places and at any cost.<br \/>\nHelp us keep our eyes focused on you as the singular Lord of our life.<br \/>\nLoving Christ:<br \/>\n<strong>Help us share the faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Holy Spirit,<br \/>\ninspire us to see Christ alive in our very own lives.<br \/>\nLoving Christ:<br \/>\n<strong>Help us share the faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lord Jesus Christ, Great Physician,<br \/>\nremember us who are still in the earthly body,<br \/>\nso that disease may be cured.<br \/>\nWe name those who need your healing power ____.<br \/>\nLoving Christ:<br \/>\n<strong>Help us share the faith.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Listening God, hear our prayers.<br \/>\n<strong>Amen.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n~ written by <strong>Paul Sauer<\/strong>, posted on <a href=\"https:\/\/re-worship.blogspot.com\/2013\/07\/prayers-of-people-proper-11-c.html\" 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\/2019\/02\/08\/theme-good-shepherd\/\">Theme: Good shepherd<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;[<span style=\"color:red;text-transform:uppercase;\">prayer sheet<\/span>]<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/01\/14\/the-last-may-be-first\/\">The last may be first<\/a><br \/>\n<a 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