{"id":2467,"date":"2017-09-16T00:23:38","date_gmt":"2017-09-15T22:23:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=2467"},"modified":"2017-09-16T00:23:38","modified_gmt":"2017-09-15T22:23:38","slug":"god-of-grace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/09\/16\/god-of-grace\/","title":{"rendered":"God of grace"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"2469\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/09\/16\/god-of-grace\/amazing_grace_hymns\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amazing_grace_hymns.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"800,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;1.9&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;SM-A320FL&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1505473057&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;64&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"amazing_grace_hymns\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amazing_grace_hymns.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amazing_grace_hymns.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amazing_grace_hymns.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amazing_grace_hymns.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/09\/amazing_grace_hymns.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\" \/><\/p>\n<p>The <strong>World News in Prayer<\/strong> entry for this week weaves together the particulars of current events with the John Newton song <em>Amazing Grace<\/em> in a prayer to the <span style=\"background-color: #FFFFE0;\">God of grace, relief and safety<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>You can find the prayer <a href=\"http:\/\/worldinprayer.org\/2017\/world-news-in-prayer-for-thursday-september-14-2017\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Why not use one of your favourite hymns as an inspiration for prayer this week?<\/strong><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>See also: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/06\/10\/balm-heal-world\/\">Balm to heal the world<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The World News in Prayer entry for this week weaves together the particulars of current events with the John Newton song Amazing Grace in a prayer to the God of grace, relief and safety. 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