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\"\"
\n <\/p>\n

Let’s start the year with something elemental …<\/p>\n

Saying grace<\/h3>\n

Here is supper. It smells good.
\nIt looks good. It tastes good.
\nIt is good.
\nAll good things come from You.<\/p>\n

Let the sweet taste of You
\nbecome the constant blessing on my tongue.<\/p>\n

 
\nfrom Being Home: A book of meditations<\/a> by Gunilla Norris, p. 64
\n <\/p>\n\n

Extra<\/h3>\n

The blog post, Full of air<\/a>, also features writing by Gunilla Norris.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

  Let’s start the year with something elemental … Saying grace Here is supper. It smells good. It looks good. It tastes good. It is good. All good things come from You. 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John 1:16 (NLT) \u00a0 Let us then approach God\u2019s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need. \u00a0 Hebrews 4:16 (NIVUK) \u00a0 More\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\/2019\/01\/clouds_and_reflections.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/clouds_and_reflections.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/clouds_and_reflections.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/01\/clouds_and_reflections.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]}],"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":"  Let’s start the year with something elemental … Saying grace Here is supper. It smells good. It looks good. It tastes good. It is good. All good things come from You. 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