{"id":336,"date":"2017-02-28T13:43:14","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T21:43:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/theprovinceofjoy.com\/?page_id=336"},"modified":"2017-02-28T13:59:19","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T21:59:19","slug":"prayers-for-fourth-week-of-lent","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/theprovinceofjoy.com\/?page_id=336","title":{"rendered":"prayers for fourth week of lent"},"content":{"rendered":"<h5><span style=\"color: #993366;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/theprovinceofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blessinghands.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-13 size-full\" title=\"Yours are the hands with which he blesses all the world. ~ St. Teresa of Avila\" src=\"https:\/\/theprovinceofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blessinghands.jpg\" alt=\"blessinghands\" width=\"606\" height=\"432\" srcset=\"https:\/\/theprovinceofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blessinghands.jpg 606w, https:\/\/theprovinceofjoy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/03\/blessinghands-300x213.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 606px) 100vw, 606px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<\/span><\/h5>\n<p>The further I wake into this life, the more I realize that God is everywhere and the extraordinary is waiting quietly beneath the skin of all that is ordinary. Light is in both the broken bottle and the diamond, and music is in both the flowing violin and the water dripping from the drainage pipe. Yes, God is under the porch as well as on top of the mountain, and joy is in both the front row and the bleachers, if we are willing to be where we are. <span style=\"color: #000000;\"><em>~ Mark Nepo<\/em><\/span><\/p>\n<p>The living word is the voice of God that speaks order into our chaos, and whether we are on great journeys or taking small steps, there will be light. When the sun fades, there will be the moon; when the moon fades, there will be the stars; and when every star fades behind dark clouds, there will be flashes of lightning with every storm. Furthermore, at all times God Himself will be your ever-present fireside in the wilderness, speaking His truth to the darkness without and within. There is no escaping this provision. Every sentence, phrase, and word that you take from Him will sit in your soul like an undying ember, whose fire the Spirit will ignite in due time. <em>~Jon Vowell<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>Prayer to be Filled With Holy Light<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Lord,<br \/>\nas daylight fills the sky,<br \/>\nfill us with your holy light.<br \/>\nMay our lives mirror our love for you<br \/>\nwhose wisdom has brought us into being,<br \/>\nand whose care guides us on our way.<br \/>\nWe ask this through our Lord Jesus Christ, your Son,<br \/>\nwho lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit,<br \/>\none God, for ever and ever.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>AMEN<\/p>\n<h6>http:\/\/cathedralofsaintmatthew.com\/LifeResources\/Prayers\/PrayersForLight.htm<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>What would you like to pray for?<\/p>\n<p>[contact-form][contact-field label=&#8217;Name&#8217; type=&#8217;name&#8217; required=&#8217;1&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;Email&#8217; type=&#8217;email&#8217; required=&#8217;1&#8217;\/][contact-field label=&#8217;Prayer&#8217; type=&#8217;textarea&#8217;\/][\/contact-form]<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The further I wake into this life, the more I realize that God is everywhere and the extraordinary is waiting quietly beneath the skin of all that is ordinary. 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