{"id":17343,"date":"2026-06-23T14:56:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:56:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=17343"},"modified":"2026-06-23T14:56:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-23T12:56:19","slug":"settle-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2026\/06\/23\/settle-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Settle down"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"17369\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2026\/06\/23\/settle-down\/paper_quilt_irene_bom-_tidy\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paper_quilt_irene_bom._tidy.jpg?fit=792%2C589&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"792,589\" 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;,&quot;alt&quot;:&quot;&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"paper_quilt_irene_bom._tidy\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paper_quilt_irene_bom._tidy.jpg?fit=792%2C589&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paper_quilt_irene_bom._tidy.jpg?resize=792%2C589&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"792\" height=\"589\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-17369\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paper_quilt_irene_bom._tidy.jpg?w=792&amp;ssl=1 792w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paper_quilt_irene_bom._tidy.jpg?resize=300%2C223&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/paper_quilt_irene_bom._tidy.jpg?resize=768%2C571&amp;ssl=1 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nJeremiah starts his letter to the exiles in Babylon with these words: &#8220;This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: &#8230; <strong>settle down<\/strong>.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Jeremiah%2029%3A4-5&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\">Jeremiah 29:4-5<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>In the same chapter we read: &#8220;I know the plans I have for you,\u2019 declares the Lord, \u2018plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future. <strong>Then you will call on me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you.<\/strong> You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart.&#8221; (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Jeremiah%2029%3A11-13&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\">v. 11-13<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n&#8220;Settle down&#8221; was an integral part of God&#8217;s plan to minister to his wayward people and recalibrate their relationship with him, a relationship based not on law but on promise.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\">Act of Confession<\/h3>\n<p><em>(based on the Psalms)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Search us, O God, and know our hearts.<br \/>\nTest us and know our anxious thoughts.<br \/>\nPoint out anything in us that offends You,<br \/>\nand guide us on the road to life. (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ps%20139%3A23-24&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\">Ps 139:23-24<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>[ Time of silence, or appropriate song ]<\/p>\n<p><strong>O Lord, You have examined our hearts<br \/>\nand know everything about us.<br \/>\nYou know when we sit down or stand up.<br \/>\nYou know our thoughts from afar.<br \/>\nYou see when we walk or lie down,<br \/>\nYou know every detail of our conduct.<br \/>\nYou even know what we are going to say before we say it.<br \/>\nSuch knowledge is too wonderful for us,<br \/>\ntoo great for us to understand.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Psalm%20139%3A1-3%2C%206&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\">Ps. 139:1-3, 6<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Cleanse us from hidden faults.<br \/>\nKeep us from deliberate sins.<br \/>\nDon\u2019t let them control us.<br \/>\nThen we will be free of guilt,<br \/>\nand innocent of serious wrong-doing.<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ps%2019%3A12-14&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\">Ps 19:12-14<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Listen to the promise of God:<br \/>\n<em>Those who love Me, I will deliver.<br \/>\nI will protect those who know My name.<br \/>\nWhen they call to Me, I will answer them;<br \/>\nI will be with them in trouble.<br \/>\nI will rescue them and honor them,<br \/>\nand show them my saving power.<\/em> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ps%2091%3A14-15&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\">Ps 91:14-15<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Lord, we trust in Your unfailing love!<br \/>\nWe rejoice, because You have rescued us!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sing praise to God,<br \/>\nbecause He has been so good to us!<\/strong> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Ps%2013%3A5-6&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\">Ps 13:5-6<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>[ Song of thanksgiving and praise ]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n~ from <a href=\"https:\/\/re-worship.blogspot.com\/2011\/07\/litany-of-confession.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\/2018\/06\/03\/a-new-nature\/\">A new nature<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2021\/02\/19\/yield-as-sacrifice\/\">Yield as sacrifice<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2022\/02\/06\/change-from-the-inside-out\/\">Change from the inside out<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Jeremiah starts his letter to the exiles in Babylon with these words: &#8220;This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says to all those I carried into exile from Jerusalem to Babylon: &#8230; settle down.&#8221; (Jeremiah 29:4-5) In the same chapter we read: &#8220;I know the plans I have for you,\u2019 declares &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2026\/06\/23\/settle-down\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Settle down&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[13,136],"tags":[281],"class_list":["post-17343","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-confession","tag-down"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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