{"id":5364,"date":"2018-06-26T00:59:58","date_gmt":"2018-06-25T22:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=5364"},"modified":"2018-06-26T00:59:58","modified_gmt":"2018-06-25T22:59:58","slug":"flowers-fall-but","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/06\/26\/flowers-fall-but\/","title":{"rendered":"Flowers fall, but &#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"5372\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/06\/26\/flowers-fall-but\/fallen_flowers_on_windshield\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fallen_flowers_on_windshield.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;1529660145&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=\"fallen_flowers_on_windshield\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fallen_flowers_on_windshield.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fallen_flowers_on_windshield.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-5372\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fallen_flowers_on_windshield.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fallen_flowers_on_windshield.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/06\/fallen_flowers_on_windshield.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;\">Camouflaged in tree pollen &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">\n&#8220;For you have been born again,<br \/>\nnot of perishable seed,<br \/>\nbut of imperishable,<br \/>\nthrough the living and enduring word of God. <\/p>\n<p>For,<\/p>\n<p>\u2018All people are like grass,<br \/>\nand all their glory is like the flowers of the field;<br \/>\nthe grass withers and the flowers fall,<br \/>\nbut the word of the Lord endures for ever.\u2019<\/p>\n<p>And this is the word that was preached to you.&#8221;\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=1+Peter+1%3A23-25&#038;version=NIVUK\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">1 Peter 1:23-25<\/a> (NIVUK)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>Affirmation of Faith<\/h3>\n<div>\n<style scoped>\ntable {border-style: none}\ntd {vertical-align: top;border-style: none;padding-bottom:18px;}\n<\/style>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\" width=\"30%\">ALL:<\/td>\n<td>\nWe believe in a word<br \/>\nthat forms on the lips of the creator<br \/>\nand echoes in our souls:<br \/>\na word that is LOVE.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">MEN:<\/td>\n<td>\nWe believe in a word<br \/>\nthat breaks the silence of evil<br \/>\nand disturbs the noise of ignorance:<br \/>\na word that is LOVE.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">WOMEN:<\/td>\n<td>\nWe believe in a word<br \/>\nthat brings life out of death<br \/>\nand laughter with the morning:<br \/>\na word that is LOVE.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">MEN:<\/td>\n<td>\nWe believe in a word<br \/>\nthat tears up the darkness<br \/>\nflooding it with light:<br \/>\na word that is LOVE.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">WOMEN:<\/td>\n<td>\nWe believe in a word<br \/>\nthat speaks to all loneliness<br \/>\nwith self-giving compassion and care:<br \/>\na word that is LOVE.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign=\"top\">ALL:<\/td>\n<td>\nWe believe in a word<br \/>\nthat speaks to our futures<br \/>\ncalling us by name,<br \/>\nto trust anew,<br \/>\nand believe once more<br \/>\nin a word<br \/>\ncalled LOVE.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n<p>written by <strong>Roddy Hamilton<\/strong>, and posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/jonnybaker.blogs.com\/jonnybaker\/2004\/11\/worship_trick_4.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Jonny Baker Worship Tricks<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>See also<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/08\/08\/to-emmaus-and-back\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">To Emmaus and back<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/30\/hot-hearted-in-serving-thee\/\">Hot-hearted in serving thee<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Camouflaged in tree pollen &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; 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