{"id":9863,"date":"2020-07-28T22:19:26","date_gmt":"2020-07-28T20:19:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/?p=9863"},"modified":"2020-07-28T22:19:26","modified_gmt":"2020-07-28T20:19:26","slug":"treasure-for-our-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/07\/28\/treasure-for-our-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Treasure for our times"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"9864\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/07\/28\/treasure-for-our-times\/covid_pedestrian_crossing\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/covid_pedestrian_crossing.jpg?fit=589%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"589,600\" 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;1589312821&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;3.6&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;40&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0.0084745762711864&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"covid_pedestrian_crossing\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/covid_pedestrian_crossing.jpg?fit=589%2C600&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/covid_pedestrian_crossing.jpg?resize=295%2C300&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"295\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-9864\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/covid_pedestrian_crossing.jpg?resize=295%2C300&amp;ssl=1 295w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/covid_pedestrian_crossing.jpg?w=589&amp;ssl=1 589w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 295px) 85vw, 295px\" \/><br \/>\n&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"line-height:1.8;font-size:20px;font-family:Georgia, serif;\">The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high;<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness.<br \/>\nHe will be the <strong>sure foundation for your times<\/strong>,<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a <strong>rich store<\/strong> of salvation and wisdom and knowledge;<br \/>\n&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the fear of the Lord is the key to this <strong>treasure<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div style=\"margin-right:20px;\" align=\"right\">Isaiah 33:5-6 (<a href=\"https:\/\/classic.biblegateway.com\/passage\/?search=isaiah+33%3A5-6&#038;version=NIV\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">NIV UK<\/a>)<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-size:24px; font-family:Georgia, serif;line-height:1.5;\">Let us look to God and humbly pray that these inspired and inspiring words may come true in our times.<\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<h3>A prayer<\/h3>\n<p>Holy God:<br \/>\nwith the precious jewel<br \/>\nof holy scripture,<br \/>\nyou share with us<br \/>\nthe treasure of your heart.<br \/>\nEngrave your covenant &#8211;<br \/>\nyour hopes, your dreams,<br \/>\nyour vision, your peace &#8211;<br \/>\nupon our hearts,<br \/>\nthat they might beat<br \/>\nas one with yours.<\/p>\n<p>Holy Word:<br \/>\never clear,<br \/>\nyou keep us from wandering<br \/>\ndown the wrong paths;<br \/>\never longed for,<br \/>\nyou make us persistent<br \/>\nin bringing justice<br \/>\nto the lost and to the least;<br \/>\never practical,<br \/>\nyou show us how<br \/>\nnot to misplace our hearts.<\/p>\n<p>Holy Wisdom:<br \/>\nas you breathe the Word<br \/>\ninto our hearts,<br \/>\ntutor us in faithfulness<br \/>\nso we are trained<br \/>\nin using the tools<br \/>\nof justice and hope;<br \/>\nso we are equipped<br \/>\nto share the good news with all;<br \/>\nso we become skilled<br \/>\nin compassion and grace.<\/p>\n<p>God in Community, Holy in One,<br \/>\nwe lift our hearts to you.<br \/>\nas we pray as Jesus teaches us, saying,<br \/>\n<strong>Our Father . . .<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<br \/>\n~ written by <strong>Thom Shuman<\/strong>, and posted on <a href=\"http:\/\/lectionaryliturgies.blogspot.com\/2010\/10\/29th-sunday-in-ordinary-timeproper-24-c.html\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">Lectionary Liturgies<\/a><\/p>\n<hr\/>\n<p><strong>From the blog<\/strong><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2018\/11\/11\/food-for-thought\/\">Food for thought<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2019\/01\/15\/grace-upon-grace\/\">Grace upon grace<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2017\/03\/08\/theme-sharing-in-jesus-ministry\/\">Theme: Sharing in Jesus\u2019 ministry<\/a> &nbsp;[<span style=\"color:red;text-transform:uppercase;\">prayer sheet<\/span>]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Lord is exalted, for he dwells on high; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;he will fill Zion with his justice and righteousness. He will be the sure foundation for your times, &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;a rich store of salvation and wisdom and knowledge; &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;the fear of the Lord is the key to this treasure. Isaiah 33:5-6 (NIV UK) &nbsp; Let us &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.irenebom.com\/prayer_matters\/2020\/07\/28\/treasure-for-our-times\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Treasure for our times&#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":[13,3],"tags":[188,185],"class_list":["post-9863","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bible","category-prayer","tag-covid-19","tag-time"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - 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