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\n(Photo: Albert Goedkoop)<\/span>
\n <\/p>\n

This is the first post in our new series, “Dust”.<\/p>\n

Prayer for Lent<\/h3>\n

O God, who makes all things new,
\nnew stars, new dust, new life;
\ntake my heart,
\nevery hardened edge and measured beat,
\nand create something new in me.<\/p>\n

I need your newness, God,
\nthe rough parts of me made smooth;
\nthe stagnant, stirred;
\nthe stuck, freed;
\nthe unkind, forgiven.<\/p>\n

And then, by the power of your Spirit,
\nI need to be turned toward Love again.
\nAmen.<\/p>\n

 
\nby Pamela C. Hawkins<\/strong>, in The Awkward Season: Prayers for Lent<\/em> (Nashville, TN: Upper Room Books, 2009), p. 30. Posted on Prayer and Creeds<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n\n

 
\nFrom the blog<\/strong>
\nTheme: God makes all things new<\/a> (Prayer sheet)
\nPrecious dust<\/a>
\nForget not<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

(Photo: Albert Goedkoop)   This is the first post in our new series, “Dust”. Prayer for Lent O God, who makes all things new, new stars, new dust, new life; take my heart, every hardened edge and measured beat, and create something new in me. I need your newness, God, the rough parts of me … Continue reading “New dust”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_exactmetrics_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[3],"tags":[154],"class_list":["post-7150","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prayer","tag-dust"],"yoast_head":"\nNew dust - Prayer matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"A short prayer for Lent by Pamela C. 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Please help me.\" Her mentor\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "poetry"","block_context":{"text":"poetry","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/poetry\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/marble_table_iron_foot.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/marble_table_iron_foot.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/marble_table_iron_foot.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/marble_table_iron_foot.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":8176,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/09\/17\/turn-pilgrim\/","url_meta":{"origin":7150,"position":5},"title":"Turn, pilgrim","author":"Irene Bom","date":"September 17, 2019","format":false,"excerpt":"Shop front, Edinburgh \u00a0(Photo: Irene Bom) \u00a0 A prayer inspired by an eighth-century Abbess of Clonbroney in Ireland, Samthann, renowned for her prayer and wisdom. \u00a0 A prayer \u00a0 My journey will not bring me any nearer to You, unless at each turning is a turning of the heart. 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Prayer for Lent O God, who makes all things new, new stars, new dust, new life; take my heart, every hardened edge and measured beat, and create something new in me. 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