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\nHoly Spirit Guest House, Groningen<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n

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“The fruit of the Spirit is … peace …” <\/p>\n

(Galatians 5:22<\/a>)<\/div>\n

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A prayer<\/h3>\n

Lord, create in me a love for peace;
\nnot peace that is the absence of struggle,
\nnot peace that is blind to injustice,
\nbut peace that makes whole what is now broken.<\/p>\n

 
\nfrom The Lion Prayer Collection<\/a><\/em>, compiled by Mary Batchelor, p. 365<\/p>\n\n

Day of Prayer: Saturday 29 November 2025<\/h3>\n

Rt Rev Rosie Frew, Moderator of the General Assembly, is encouraging Church of Scotland congregations to join together in a special Day of Prayer on Saturday 29 November, the eve of St Andrew’s Day.<\/p>\n

More information and resources here<\/a><\/p>\n

Watch live stream<\/strong>
\nThey will be livestreaming the first hour (11am\u201312noon) and the final hour (7\u20138pm) of the day (UK time zone). So, if you’re not able to join in person, you can still be part of this time of prayer and worship from wherever you are.<\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nForget not<\/a>
\nIn the school of prayer with Terry Hinks<\/a>
\nUnite my divided heart<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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As the Father has sent me, I am sending you.\u2019 And with that he breathed on them and said, \u2018Receive the Holy Spirit.\u2019\" (John 20:21-22) Prayer Holy Spirit, the life that gives life, You are\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer"","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\/2018\/05\/tulliallen_castle_in_the_spring.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tulliallen_castle_in_the_spring.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tulliallen_castle_in_the_spring.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/05\/tulliallen_castle_in_the_spring.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":16204,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/03\/24\/deeper-closer\/","url_meta":{"origin":16791,"position":5},"title":"Deeper, closer","author":"Irene Bom","date":"March 24, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 \"When I let myself converse truly and deeply with my heart - whether through reading, writing, walking and thinking, or prayer - I find I am conversing with the creator of my heart, who invites me into conversation with him. In that conversation, I don't always come by the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer of intercession"","block_context":{"text":"prayer of intercession","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer-of-intercession\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/coloured_red_het_park_near_euromast.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\/coloured_red_het_park_near_euromast.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/coloured_red_het_park_near_euromast.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/coloured_red_het_park_near_euromast.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\/event\/\" rel=\"category tag\">event<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/\" rel=\"category tag\">prayer<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Holy Spirit Guest House, Groningen   “The fruit of the Spirit is … peace …” (Galatians 5:22)   A prayer Lord, create in me a love for peace; not peace that is the absence of struggle, not peace that is blind to injustice, but peace that makes whole what is now broken.   from The…","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16791","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=16791"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16791\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16791"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16791"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16791"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}