{"id":972,"date":"2017-06-04T00:52:09","date_gmt":"2017-06-03T22:52:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=972"},"modified":"2020-02-17T00:43:11","modified_gmt":"2020-02-16T23:43:11","slug":"pentecost-2017-gift-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/06\/04\/pentecost-2017-gift-12\/","title":{"rendered":"The Gift #12 : Recreator"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"984\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/06\/04\/pentecost-2017-gift-12\/pentecost_2017_gift_12_banner_stole\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_12_banner_stole.jpg?fit=651%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"651,600\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;2.4&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;iPad Air 2&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1494929057&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.3&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;250&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.058823529411765&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"pentecost_2017_gift_12_banner_stole\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_12_banner_stole.jpg?fit=651%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_12_banner_stole.jpg?resize=651%2C600&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Pentecost banner and stole handmade by Linda Walker\" width=\"651\" height=\"600\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_12_banner_stole.jpg?w=651&amp;ssl=1 651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/pentecost_2017_gift_12_banner_stole.jpg?resize=300%2C276&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 709px) 85vw, (max-width: 909px) 67vw, (max-width: 984px) 61vw, (max-width: 1362px) 45vw, 600px\" \/><br \/>\nLinda Walker\u2019s Pentecost Banner and Stole (photos: Linda Walker)<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<strong>Titus 3:3-8<\/strong> (NIV)<br \/>\nPaul writes: \u2018At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in malice and envy, being hated and hating one another. But when the kindness and love of God our Saviour appeared, he saved us, not because of righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He saved us through the washing of rebirth and renewal by the Holy Spirit, whom he poured out on us generously through Jesus Christ our Saviour, so that, having been justified by his grace, we might become heirs having the hope of eternal life. This is a trustworthy saying. And I want you to stress these things, so that those who have trusted in God may be careful to devote themselves to doing what is good. These things are excellent and profitable for everyone.\u2019\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4 style=\"font-weight:normal;color:grey;\">Reflection<\/h4>\n<blockquote><p>Generous God,<br \/>\nthis is a trustworthy saying:<br \/>\nOnce I was foolish,<br \/>\ndisobedient,<br \/>\ndeceived, enslaved.<\/p>\n<p>Then kindness,<br \/>\nlove and mercy<br \/>\ncame my way<br \/>\nand I was<br \/>\nsaved, washed,<br \/>\nreborn, renewed,<br \/>\njustified, accepted,<br \/>\nand soaked in hope.<\/p>\n<p>You make<br \/>\nall the difference.<br \/>\nMay my gratitude and trust<br \/>\nin you<br \/>\ngrow and show itself<br \/>\nin deep-rooted, practical<br \/>\ndevotion.<br \/>\nAmen<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>by Irene Bom<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>Related Scriptures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=Romans+5%3A1-5&#038;version=NIVUK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Romans 5:1-5<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Linda Walker\u2019s Pentecost Banner and Stole (photos: Linda Walker) &nbsp; The Gift booklet 12-part series of readings and prayer poems on the Holy Spirit On writing prayer poems &nbsp; Titus 3:3-8 (NIV) Paul writes: \u2018At one time we too were foolish, disobedient, deceived and enslaved by all kinds of passions and pleasures. We lived in &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/06\/04\/pentecost-2017-gift-12\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;The Gift #12 : Recreator&#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-972","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 #12 : Recreator - Prayer matters<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Father&#039;s Gift: Pentecost. 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