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\nShop front, Edinburgh  (Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span><\/p>\n

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A prayer inspired by an eighth-century Abbess of Clonbroney in Ireland, Samthann<\/strong>, renowned for her prayer and wisdom.<\/p>\n

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A prayer<\/h3>\n

 
\nMy journey will not bring me
\nany nearer to You,
\nunless at each turning
\nis a turning of the heart.<\/p>\n

And the true heart turns to You.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The Kingdom of Heaven
\nis not far from anyone:
\nits secrets open
\nto an open heart.<\/p>\n

When I turn,
\nI turn to You.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Wherever I go,
\nYou are near.<\/strong><\/p>\n

 
\nfrom  Celtic Daily Prayer, Book Two<\/a><\/em>, p. 1132
\n <\/p>\n\n

 
\nFrom the blog<\/strong>
\nSabbath rest<\/a>
\nTheme: Sharing in Jesus’ ministry<\/a>
\nDust and transformation<\/a>
\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Shop front, Edinburgh  (Photo: Irene Bom)   A prayer inspired by an eighth-century Abbess of Clonbroney in Ireland, Samthann, renowned for her prayer and wisdom.   A prayer   My journey will not bring me any nearer to You, unless at each turning is a turning of the heart. And the true heart turns to … Continue reading “Turn, pilgrim”<\/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":[173],"class_list":["post-8176","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-prayer","tag-pilgrim19"],"yoast_head":"\nTurn, pilgrim - Prayer matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\""God is near to all who call on Him, and the Kingdom of Heaven can be reached from every land." 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Prayers by Chinese Christian women Prayer when opening a door I pray thee, Lord,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In "prayer"","block_context":{"text":"prayer","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/category\/prayer\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/keerthanas_tasty_treat.jpg?resize=700%2C400&ssl=1 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":3230,"url":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/12\/09\/2017-advent-faith-7\/","url_meta":{"origin":8176,"position":5},"title":"2017: Advent Faith #7","author":"Laurence Twaddle","date":"December 9, 2017","format":false,"excerpt":"(Photo: Lindy Twaddle) Ezekiel 36:24-28 (NIV UK) 24 \u2018\u201cFor I will take you out of the nations; I will gather you from all the countries and bring you back into your own land. 25 I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean; I will cleanse you\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\/2017\/12\/church_in_situ.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/church_in_situ.jpg?resize=350%2C200&ssl=1 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/church_in_situ.jpg?resize=525%2C300&ssl=1 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/church_in_situ.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":"Shop front, Edinburgh  (Photo: Irene Bom)   A prayer inspired by an eighth-century Abbess of Clonbroney in Ireland, Samthann, renowned for her prayer and wisdom.   A prayer   My journey will not bring me any nearer to You, unless at each turning is a turning of the heart. 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