{"id":2636,"date":"2017-10-03T22:05:26","date_gmt":"2017-10-03T20:05:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=2636"},"modified":"2025-01-28T23:37:47","modified_gmt":"2025-01-28T22:37:47","slug":"how-good-how-pleasant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/10\/03\/how-good-how-pleasant\/","title":{"rendered":"How good, how pleasant"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/p>\n

The theme for October is “Together”. <\/p>\n

To kick things off, a psalm that celebrates the rich blessing that flows from life-giving relationships amongst God\u2019s people.<\/p>\n

Psalm 133<\/h3>\n

A song of ascents. Of David.<\/em><\/p>\n

How good and pleasant it is
\nwhen God\u2019s people live together in unity!
\nIt is like precious oil poured on the head,
\nrunning down on the beard,
\nrunning down on Aaron\u2019s beard,
\ndown on the collar of his robe.
\nIt is as if the dew of Hermon
\nwere falling on Mount Zion.
\nFor there the LORD bestows his blessing,
\neven life for evermore.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Digging deeper<\/h3>\n

On the Calvin Institute of Christian Worship website I found this article on Psalm 133<\/a> in the \u201cPsalms for Families: Devotions for All Ages\u201d series. All ages … that includes me and you.<\/p>\n

A prayer<\/h3>\n

after St Cyprian of Carthage (c. 200\u2013258)<\/em><\/p>\n

Lord, we pray for the unity of your Church.
\nHelp us to see ourselves as rays from the one sun,
\nbranches of a single tree,
\nand streams flowing from one river.
\nMay we remain united to you and to each other,
\nbecause you are our common source of life;
\nand may we send out your light
\nand pour forth your flowing streams over all the earth,
\ndrawing our inspiration and joy from you.\n<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

from The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #527
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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I praise you because I am \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "bible"","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\/2018\/10\/back_anatomy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/back_anatomy.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/back_anatomy.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/10\/back_anatomy.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":17541,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2026\/08\/24\/lift-up-your-voice\/","url_meta":{"origin":2636,"position":5},"title":"Lift up your voice","author":"Irene Bom","date":"August 24, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Call to Worship (based on Psalm 130) Lift up your voice and call out to God. We cry out, believing that God hears us. Come together and wait for God. We come together, trusting that God is still speaking. Surely God\u2019s presence is here with us now. 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