{"id":9183,"date":"2020-03-08T19:59:30","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T18:59:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=9183"},"modified":"2020-03-08T19:59:30","modified_gmt":"2020-03-08T18:59:30","slug":"re-turn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/03\/08\/re-turn\/","title":{"rendered":"Re-turn"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9193\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/03\/08\/re-turn\/back_to_business\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/back_to_business.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;1567160157&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;200&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.03030303030303&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"back_to_business\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/back_to_business.jpg?fit=800%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/back_to_business.jpg?resize=800%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-9193\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/back_to_business.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/back_to_business.jpg?resize=300%2C225&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/back_to_business.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;\">(Photo: Irene Bom)<\/span><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"margin-bottom:0px;\">Call to Worship<\/h3>\n<p><em>based on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Joel+2%3A12-13&#038;version=NIV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Joel 2:12-13<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p>\u201cEven now,\u201d declares the LORD,<br \/>\n\u201creturn to me with all your heart,<br \/>\nwith fasting and weeping and mourning.<br \/>\nRend your hearts, and not your garments.\u201d<br \/>\nReturn to the LORD your God,<br \/>\nfor he is gracious and merciful,<br \/>\nslow to anger, and filled with compassion and love.<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>source: <a href=\"https:\/\/re-worship.blogspot.com\/2012\/02\/call-to-worship-joel-2.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">re:worship<\/a><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n<strong>Going deeper<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.themillennialnarrative.com\/the-book-of-joel\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">The book of Joel<\/a> from a millenial perspective<br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>(Photo: Irene Bom) &nbsp; Call to Worship based on Joel 2:12-13 \u201cEven now,\u201d declares the LORD, \u201creturn to me with all your heart, with fasting and weeping and mourning. 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