{"id":8758,"date":"2020-01-15T00:43:20","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T23:43:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=8758"},"modified":"2020-01-15T00:43:20","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T23:43:20","slug":"2019-is-history-top-20-posts-for-2019","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/01\/15\/2019-is-history-top-20-posts-for-2019\/","title":{"rendered":"2019 is history: Top 20 posts for 2019"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"8783\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/01\/15\/2019-is-history-top-20-posts-for-2019\/rome_at_twilight\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rome_at_twilight.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;1578590397&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;160&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.05&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"rome_at_twilight\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rome_at_twilight.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rome_at_twilight.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rome_at_twilight.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rome_at_twilight.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/rome_at_twilight.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;\">Rome at twilight &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">With the current theme being HISTORY, I decided to devote a post to the 20 posts with the most views in 2019. Funny how many date back to 2017, the first year of the <strong>Prayer Matters<\/strong> blog.<\/p>\n<p>Personally, I&#8217;m not surprised that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/09\/14\/circle-me-lord\/\"><em>Circle me, Lord<\/em><\/a> scored high, both for its outline and examples of encircling prayer (especially the video).<\/p>\n<p>Also, I&#8217;m encouraged that the thematic <span style=\"color:red;text-transform:uppercase;\">prayer sheets<\/span> continue to be useful, as well as the series, &#8220;In the school of prayer&#8221; and &#8220;3 Prayers&#8221;.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h1>2019 Top 20<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/12\/29\/3-prayers-for-endings-and-beginnings\/\">3 Prayers for endings and beginnings<\/a>&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/13\/give-me-a-heart-of-flesh\/\">Give me a heart of flesh<\/a>&nbsp; (2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/07\/19\/3-prayers-for-summer\/\">3 Prayers for Summer<\/a>&nbsp; (2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/09\/14\/circle-me-lord\/\">Circle me, Lord<\/a> (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/11\/on-writing-prayer-poems\/\">On Writing Prayer-Poems<\/a>&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/09\/22\/theme-shelter-under-his-wings\/\">Theme: Shelter under His wings<\/a> [<span style=\"color:red;text-transform:uppercase;\">prayer sheet<\/span>]&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/05\/06\/theme-god-makes-all-things-new\/\">Theme: God makes all things new<\/a> [<span style=\"color:red;text-transform:uppercase;\">prayer sheet<\/span>]&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/02\/08\/theme-good-shepherd\/\">Theme: Good shepherd<\/a> [<span style=\"color:red;text-transform:uppercase;\">prayer sheet<\/span>]&nbsp; (2019)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/24\/theme-come-to-the-waters\/\">Theme: Come to the waters<\/a> [<span style=\"color:red;text-transform:uppercase;\">prayer sheet<\/span>]&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/09\/21\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-brother-lawrence\/\">In the school of prayer with Brother Lawrence<\/a>&nbsp; (2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/08\/21\/school-of-prayer-ann-lewin\/\">In the school of prayer with Ann Lewin<\/a>&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/04\/26\/school-of-prayer-eddie-askew\/\">In the school of prayer with Eddie Askew<\/a>&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/08\/29\/prayers-for-wayfarers\/\">3 Prayers for Wayfarers<\/a>&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/12\/31\/looking-forward-looking-back\/\">Looking forward looking back<\/a>&nbsp; (2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/20\/tips-using-prayer-sheet\/\">Tips for using a Prayer Sheet<\/a>&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/08\/05\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-padraig-o-tuama\/\">In the school of prayer with P\u00e1draig \u00d3 Tuama<\/a>&nbsp; (2019)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/27\/ancient-irish-prayer\/\">Ancient Irish Prayer<\/a>&nbsp; (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/12\/24\/theme-the-greatest-is-love\/\">Theme: The greatest is love<\/a> [<span style=\"color:red;text-transform:uppercase;\">prayer sheet<\/span>] (2017)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/08\/24\/in-the-school-of-prayer-with-the-celtic-saints\/\">In the school of prayer with the Celtic Saints<\/a>&nbsp; (2018)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/01\/03\/unite-my-divided-heart\/\">Unite my divided heart<\/a>&nbsp; (2018)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rome at twilight &nbsp;(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; With the current theme being HISTORY, I decided to devote a post to the 20 posts with the most views in 2019. Funny how many date back to 2017, the first year of the Prayer Matters blog. Personally, I&#8217;m not surprised that Circle me, Lord scored high, both &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/01\/15\/2019-is-history-top-20-posts-for-2019\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;2019 is history: Top 20 posts for 2019&#8221;<\/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":[150,24],"tags":[177],"class_list":["post-8758","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-review","category-tip","tag-history"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>2019 is history: Top 20 posts for 2019 - Prayer matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"With the current theme being HISTORY, I decided to devote a post to the top 20 posts for 2019. 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