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\"\"
\nSpotted on the sidewalk in Tilburg, NL<\/em>  (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span>
\n <\/p>\n

A prayer<\/h3>\n

Mighty God
\nwe rejoice in your reckless and extravagant love
\nscattered among us
\nand found in the mud and thorns of life. <\/p>\n

We rejoice
\nthat your will for us and for the world
\nis not one of carefully apportioned judgement
\nor neatly wrapped rewards. <\/p>\n

Praise be!
\nYour aim and desire for all your creation
\nis a cup full and overflowing with good wine,
\na banquet for all to share,
\na harvest of full and ripe grains,
\na growing tree in which all can make their nest. <\/p>\n

Your gifts, freely offered,
\nare life in all its fullness,
\nhope in abundance,
\npeace that passes understanding,
\nlove that none can measure
\nfrom which nothing can separate us. <\/p>\n

~ written by Terry Hinks<\/strong>,
\nfrom The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #187
\n <\/p>\n\n

From the blog<\/strong>
\nIn the school of prayer with Terry Hinks<\/a>
\nThank you. For work<\/a>
\nGod loves stories<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Spotted on the sidewalk in Tilburg, NL  (Photo: Irene Bom)   A prayer Mighty God we rejoice in your reckless and extravagant love scattered among us and found in the mud and thorns of life. 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Isaiah 35:10 \u00a0 \u00a0 source: BBC news \u00a0 News from St Andrew's Scots Kirk, Columbo Lakshmi writes, On the church property a small tree had fallen. Except for two people in our congregation who had water\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "on the news"","block_context":{"text":"on the news","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/on-the-news\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sri_lanka_emergency_800.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sri_lanka_emergency_800.png?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sri_lanka_emergency_800.png?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/sri_lanka_emergency_800.png?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","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\/prayer\/\" rel=\"category tag\">prayer<\/a>","rttpg_excerpt":"Spotted on the sidewalk in Tilburg, NL  (Photo: Irene Bom)   A prayer Mighty God we rejoice in your reckless and extravagant love scattered among us and found in the mud and thorns of life. 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