{"id":426,"date":"2020-10-19T15:29:33","date_gmt":"2020-10-19T22:29:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/?p=426"},"modified":"2020-10-19T15:42:44","modified_gmt":"2020-10-19T22:42:44","slug":"grains-of-sand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/?p=426","title":{"rendered":"Grains of Sand"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"288\" src=\"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pic2_grains_of_sand.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pic2_grains_of_sand.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pic2_grains_of_sand-300x86.jpg 300w, https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/09\/pic2_grains_of_sand-500x144.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><figcaption>Grains of sand driven by the wind \u2014 (a pebble at Road\u2019s End Beach, Lincoln City, Oregon)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWhere can I go from your Spirit?<br \/>Where can I flee from your presence?<br \/>If I go up to the heavens, you are there;<br \/>if I make my bed in the depths, you are there.<br \/>If I rise on the wings of the dawn,<br \/>if I settle on the far side of the sea,<br \/>even there your hand will guide me,<br \/>your right hand will hold me fast.\u201d Psalm 139:7-10 (NIV 1984)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Grains of sand driven by the wind \u2014 each grain seemingly inconsequential, but as the wind persists in blowing the grains ridges are formed, shadows are cast, and pebbles are further smoothed and polished. Lord, blow your Spirit on me, grinding off what dishonors you. Use any words I write or speak as your grains of sand, shaping them as you will.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSearch me, O God, and know my heart;<br \/>test me and know my anxious thoughts.<br \/>See if there is any offensive way in me,<br \/>and lead me in the way everlasting.\u201d Psalm 139:23-24 (NIV 1984)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">for Jesus\u2019 sake,<br \/>Amen<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":true,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=426"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":431,"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/426\/revisions\/431"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mahaffynet.net\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}