{"id":7180,"date":"2019-03-22T11:06:48","date_gmt":"2019-03-22T10:06:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=7180"},"modified":"2019-03-22T11:33:43","modified_gmt":"2019-03-22T10:33:43","slug":"3-prayers-for-lent","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/03\/22\/3-prayers-for-lent\/","title":{"rendered":"3 Prayers for Lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"7187\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/03\/22\/3-prayers-for-lent\/remnants\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/remnants.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;1552234297&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.01&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"remnants\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/remnants.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/remnants.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7187\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/remnants.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/remnants.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/remnants.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&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">Lent is a time to get real and take stock. Here are 3 prayers that you might find helpful in your Lenten journey this year.<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>#1<\/h3>\n<p>God of the desert,<br \/>\nas we follow Jesus into the unknown,<br \/>\nmay we recognize the tempter when he comes;<br \/>\nlet it be your bread we eat,<br \/>\nyour world we serve<br \/>\nand you alone we worship.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>A New Zealand Prayer Book<\/strong>, from <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zondervan.com\/the-book-of-a-thousand-prayers\" target=\"_blank\">The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #770<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>#2<\/h3>\n<p>when the world is no longer a paradise<br \/>\nand creation shows its full power over us still<br \/>\nand we are brought down to size on this small planet of ours<\/p>\n<p>we worship<\/p>\n<p>when the memories linger of the past<br \/>\nand war shapes us beyond our knowing<br \/>\nand conflict becomes a story of life<\/p>\n<p>we worship<\/p>\n<p>when the way is more barren than beautiful<br \/>\nwhen the path is more a climb than a stroll<br \/>\nwhen the desert expands and the horizon stretches<\/p>\n<p>we worship<\/p>\n<p>we worship<br \/>\nbecause we can<\/p>\n<p>we worship<br \/>\nbecause we hope<\/p>\n<p>we worship<br \/>\nbecause we know our vulnerability<\/p>\n<p>when things shift<br \/>\nand we need to hold on<\/p>\n<p>we worship<\/p>\n<p>it is the only strength we have for the journey<\/p>\n<p>welcome to Lent<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nby <strong>Roddy Hamilton<\/strong>, and posted on the Church of Scotland\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.churchofscotland.org.uk\/\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Starters for Sunday<\/a> website, available on <a href=\"https:\/\/re-worship.blogspot.com\/2014\/03\/call-to-worship-we-worship.html\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">re:worship<\/a>.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>#3<\/h3>\n<p><em>&#8220;Lord, hear my prayer; do not hide your face from me in the day of my trouble; my heart is scorched and withered like grass; I have become like an owl in the wilderness; I have eaten ashes for bread, and mingled my drink with my tears.&#8221; (Psalm 102:1, 2, 4, 6)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Lord,<br \/>\ntake my small offering of self-denial this Lent,<br \/>\nas a sign of my great longing for you.<br \/>\nI hunger for your presence in my life,<br \/>\nand I thirst for your love.<br \/>\nI hunger for justice for those who are wronged and oppressed,<br \/>\nand I thirst for your peace.<br \/>\nI hunger for a glimpse of your glory,<br \/>\nand I thirst for your stillness in my heart.<br \/>\nGod of giving, God of longing, God of pain,<br \/>\nI hunger for you.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\nby <strong>Angela Ashwin<\/strong>, from <em><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zondervan.com\/the-book-of-a-thousand-prayers\" target=\"_blank\">The Book of a Thousand Prayers<\/a><\/em> by Angela Ashwin, #774<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; Lent is a time to get real and take stock. 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