{"id":4108,"date":"2018-01-30T19:17:58","date_gmt":"2018-01-30T18:17:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=4108"},"modified":"2018-01-30T23:04:35","modified_gmt":"2018-01-30T22:04:35","slug":"hot-hearted-in-serving-thee","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/30\/hot-hearted-in-serving-thee\/","title":{"rendered":"Hot-hearted in serving thee"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"4154\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/30\/hot-hearted-in-serving-thee\/keerthanas_tasty_treat\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.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;1516047517&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;800&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"keerthanas_tasty_treat\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-4154\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.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<span style=\"font-size:smaller;\">Keerthana&#8217;s tasty treat (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">In this series of prayers by Chinese Christian women, practical tasks inspire prayer for parallel spiritual virtues.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">Use and adapt the prayers to enrich your own daily (prayer) life.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Prayers by Chinese Christian women<\/h3>\n<div style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:italic;\">Prayer when opening a door<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>I pray thee, Lord, to open the door of my heart<br \/>\nto receive thee within my heart.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:italic;\">When washing clothes<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>I pray thee, Lord, to wash my heart,<br \/>\nmaking me white as snow.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:italic;\">When sweeping floors<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>I pray thee, Lord, to sweep away my heart&#8217;s uncleanness that my heart may always be pure.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:italic;\">When pouring oil<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>I pray thee, Lord, to give me wisdom like the wise virgins who always had oil in their vessels.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:italic;\">When posting a letter<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>I pray thee, Lord, to add to me faith upon faith, that I may always have communication with thee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:italic;\">When lighting lamps<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>I pray thee, Lord, to make my deeds excellent like lamps before others, and more, to place thy true light within my heart.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:italic;\">When watering flowers<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>I pray thee, Lord, to send down spiritual rain into my heart, to germinate the good seed there.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<div style=\"font-size:18px;font-style:italic;\">When boiling water for tea<\/div>\n<blockquote><p>I pray thee, Lord, to send down spiritual fire to burn away the coldness of my heart and that I may always be hot-hearted in serving thee.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>from <em>2000 Years of Prayer<\/em> compiled by Michael Counsell, p. 527-8<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>Other posts in the &#8220;Heart&#8221; series:<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-top:0px;\">\n<ul class=\"display-posts-listing\">\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/03\/unite-my-divided-heart\/\">Unite my divided heart<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/07\/to-keep-our-hearts-in-tune\/\">To keep our hearts in tune<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/13\/give-me-a-heart-of-flesh\/\">Give me a heart of flesh<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/18\/from-a-grateful-heart\/\">From a grateful heart<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/22\/united-by-love\/\">United by love<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"listing-item\"><a class=\"title\" href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/25\/hearts-desire\/\">Heart&#8217;s desire<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Keerthana&#8217;s tasty treat (Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; 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