{"id":900,"date":"2017-05-30T23:21:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-30T21:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=900"},"modified":"2020-02-17T00:40:09","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T23:40:09","slug":"pentecost-2017-gift-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/05\/30\/pentecost-2017-gift-8\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gift #8 : Adoption"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"924\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/05\/30\/pentecost-2017-gift-8\/pentecost_2017_gift_8_geranium_in_bud\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pentecost_2017_gift_8_geranium_in_bud-e1496178493458.jpg?fit=442%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"442,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.6&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1473418130&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.54&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;100&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.04&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pentecost_2017_gift_8_geranium_in_bud\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pentecost_2017_gift_8_geranium_in_bud-e1496178493458.jpg?fit=442%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pentecost_2017_gift_8_geranium_in_bud-e1496178493458.jpg?resize=442%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Irene&#039;s geranium in bud\" width=\"442\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-924\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pentecost_2017_gift_8_geranium_in_bud-e1496178493458.jpg?w=442&amp;ssl=1 442w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/pentecost_2017_gift_8_geranium_in_bud-e1496178493458.jpg?resize=221%2C300&amp;ssl=1 221w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 442px) 85vw, 442px\" \/><br \/>\nIrene&#8217;s geranium in bud (photo: Irene Bom)<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"border:#DAF7A6 2px solid; padding:10px;width:300px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/the-gift-booklet\/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"><strong style=\"font-size:24px;\">The Gift booklet<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n12-part series of readings and<br \/>\nprayer poems on the Holy Spirit\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"border:#DAF7A6 2px none; padding:10px;\">\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/07\/11\/on-writing-prayer-poems\/\">On writing prayer poems<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"font-size: 28px; line-height: 1.4;\">\n<p><strong>Rom 8:15<\/strong> (NIV)<br \/>\nPaul writes, \u2018The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about your adoption to sonship. And by him we cry, \u201cAbba, Father.\u201d\u2019<\/div>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight: normal; color: grey;\">Reflection<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Slaves have reason<br \/>\nto fear the unreasonable,<br \/>\nthe shocking,<br \/>\nthe arduous,<br \/>\nthe harsh,<br \/>\nthe unyielding,<br \/>\nthe uncalled-for,<br \/>\nthe arbitrary,<br \/>\nthe excessive,<br \/>\nthe unbridled,<br \/>\nthe severe.<\/p>\n<p>I am not a slave.<br \/>\nI am a child of Abba, Father.<br \/>\nJesus\u2019 Abba,<br \/>\nJesus\u2019 Father.<br \/>\nSpirit, inspire in me<br \/>\nthe appropriate response:<br \/>\nCries of joy!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>by Irene Bom<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Related Scriptures<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=john+1%3A12-13&amp;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">John 1:12-13<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>Tip<\/strong> <em>(repeat from yesterday)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/pray-as-you-go.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pray as you go<\/a> website has a short <a href=\"https:\/\/pray-as-you-go.org\/prayer-resources\/acts-of-the-apostles\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">5-part retreat on the Acts of the Apostles<\/a>. Listen to the story of the early Christian community, and discover what effect the Resurrection of Jesus and the outpouring of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost had on that first, very small group of Jesus\u2019 followers. By reflecting on this, we can discern the promptings of the Holy Spirit in our own lives, and open ourselves more fully to the spirit of Pentecost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Irene&#8217;s geranium in bud (photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; The Gift booklet 12-part series of readings and prayer poems on the Holy Spirit On writing prayer poems &nbsp; Rom 8:15 (NIV) Paul writes, \u2018The Spirit you received does not make you slaves, so that you live in fear again; rather, the Spirit you received brought about &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/05\/30\/pentecost-2017-gift-8\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Gift #8 : Adoption&#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":[14,3],"tags":[22,21,23],"class_list":["post-900","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-meditation","category-prayer","tag-holy-spirit","tag-pentecost","tag-the-gift"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>The Gift #8 : Adoption - Prayer matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Father&#039;s gift : Preparing for Pentecost. 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