{"id":16846,"date":"2025-12-15T23:10:35","date_gmt":"2025-12-15T22:10:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=16846"},"modified":"2025-12-15T23:10:35","modified_gmt":"2025-12-15T22:10:35","slug":"walk-his-way-with-joy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/12\/15\/walk-his-way-with-joy\/","title":{"rendered":"Walk his way with joy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"16848\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2025\/12\/15\/walk-his-way-with-joy\/string_of_christmas_decorations\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/string_of_christmas_decorations.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"string_of_christmas_decorations\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/string_of_christmas_decorations.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/string_of_christmas_decorations.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-16848\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/string_of_christmas_decorations.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/string_of_christmas_decorations.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/string_of_christmas_decorations.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<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-right:20px;margin-top:20px;\" align=\"right\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=3%20John%201%3A3&#038;version=NIV\" target=\"_blank\">3 John 1:4<\/a><\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>A Litany<\/h3>\n<p>Jesus invites us to a way of celebration,<br \/>\nmeeting and feasting with the humble and poor.<br \/>\n<strong>Let us walk his way with joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus beckons us to a way of risk,<br \/>\nletting go of our security.<br \/>\n<strong>Let us walk his way with joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus challenges us to listen to the voices<br \/>\nof those who have nothing to lose.<br \/>\n<strong>Let us walk his way with joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus points us to a way of self-giving,<br \/>\nwhere power and status are overturned.<br \/>\n<strong>Let us walk his way with joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Jesus calls us to follow the way of the cross,<br \/>\nwhere despair is transformed<br \/>\nby the promise of new life.<br \/>\n<strong>Let us walk his way with joy.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n\u2014 by <strong>Rex A E Hunt<\/strong>, from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rexaehuntprogressivelgy.com\/lent1b1822024\" target=\"_blank\">www.rexaehuntprogressivelgy.com<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 1:4 &nbsp; A Litany Jesus invites us to a way of celebration, meeting and feasting with the humble and poor. 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I never tire of saying it: Rejoice! 5 Keep your gentle nature so that\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;bible&quot;","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\/2017\/12\/happy_dog.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy_dog.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy_dog.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/happy_dog.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3601,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/12\/21\/2017-advent-joy-5\/","url_meta":{"origin":16846,"position":3},"title":"2017: Advent Joy #5","author":"Andrew Gardner","date":"December 21, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Photo: Lindy Twaddle) \u00a0 GRIEF WILL TURN TO JOY John 16:20 \u00a0(The Voice) 20 I tell you the truth, a time is approaching when you will weep and mourn while the world is celebrating. 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For\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;bible&quot;","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\/2024\/02\/sheep_art_texel.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sheep_art_texel.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sheep_art_texel.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/sheep_art_texel.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":12747,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/03\/30\/courage-with-joy\/","url_meta":{"origin":16846,"position":5},"title":"Courage &#8230; with joy","author":"Irene Bom","date":"March 30, 2022","format":false,"excerpt":"Paper mosaic \u00a0(Photo: Irene Bom) \u00a0 The writer to the Hebrews tells us that Jesus endured the cross, scorning its shame, \"for the joy set before him\". (Hebrews 12:1b-2) \u00a0 John Chrysostom, a great fourth-century preacher in Constantinople, also speaks of joy in connection with our suffering for Christ's sake:\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;bible&quot;","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\/2022\/03\/tree_paper_mosaic.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tree_paper_mosaic.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tree_paper_mosaic.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/tree_paper_mosaic.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\/litany\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Litany<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"&nbsp; I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth. 3 John 1:4 &nbsp; A Litany Jesus invites us to a way of celebration, meeting and feasting with the humble and poor. 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