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Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation.<\/p>\n

Psalm 95:1<\/a><\/div>\n

 
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Advent Prayer<\/h3>\n

Alleluia the Christ child comes,
\nand we await his birth.
\nLet us throw off our distractions,
\nand allow the chaos to settle.
\nLet us watch for the signs,
\nand listen to the messengers.
\nLet us stand on tiptoe,
\nand shout aloud and sing.
\nSomething new is emerging,
\nsomething new is being birthed.<\/p>\n

 
\n~ written by Christine Sine<\/strong>, and posted on GodSpace<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n

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\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1     Advent Prayer Alleluia the Christ child comes, and we await his birth. Let us throw off our distractions, and allow the chaos to settle. 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Happiness is the result of what happens\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer sheet"","block_context":{"text":"prayer sheet","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer-sheet\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":13944,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2023\/03\/01\/in-the-quiet-of-gods-smile\/","url_meta":{"origin":16838,"position":5},"title":"In the quiet of God’s smile","author":"Irene Bom","date":"March 1, 2023","format":false,"excerpt":"\u00a0 A prayer Sometimes You speak, Lord, in tongues so strange that I must pray for grace to obey without understanding. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sometimes You sing \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0such a lovely song \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0that I must laugh \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0at the silly tune \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0I thought was wisdom. \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Sometimes You shout \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0in a voice so loud \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0that I\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\/2023\/03\/tree_highrise_lamppost_houses.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tree_highrise_lamppost_houses.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tree_highrise_lamppost_houses.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/tree_highrise_lamppost_houses.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\/prayer\/\" rel=\"category tag\">prayer<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"  Come, let us sing for joy to the Lord; let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. Psalm 95:1     Advent Prayer Alleluia the Christ child comes, and we await his birth. Let us throw off our distractions, and allow the chaos to settle. 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