{"id":43,"date":"2024-08-17T21:30:44","date_gmt":"2024-08-17T21:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ctcemmaus.tcecc.org\/ctcemmaus.org\/?page_id=43"},"modified":"2024-08-19T23:33:56","modified_gmt":"2024-08-20T04:33:56","slug":"life-in-piety","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ctcemmaus.tcecc.org\/ctcemmaus.org\/life-in-piety\/","title":{"rendered":"Life of Piety"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group alignfull has-base-color has-contrast-background-color has-text-color has-background has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-5e5f50da wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:0;margin-bottom:0;padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-right:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);padding-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20);padding-left:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);background-image:url(&apos;https:\/\/ctcemmaus.tcecc.org\/ctcemmaus.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Lanyards-1280-dark.jpg&apos;);background-position:50% 30%;background-size:cover;\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group has-global-padding is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-base-color has-text-color has-heading-font-family has-x-large-font-size wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"line-height:1.2\"><em>\u201cAs the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-vertical is-content-justification-center is-nowrap is-layout-flex wp-container-core-group-is-layout-e42cfab0 wp-block-group-is-layout-flex\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-paragraph\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--10);margin-bottom:0\">Psalm 42:1-2 (NIV)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">God desires a relationship with each of us and offers this relationship through his grace.&nbsp; We live a life of piety as we seek to develop our relationship with God.&nbsp; We simply give our hearts to God.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As with any relationship, a relationship with God demands an investment of time, commitment, and work.&nbsp; The following disciplines help to strengthen this relationship:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Prayer<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Worship<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Searching Scripture<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holy Communion<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meditation<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A deep relationship with God becomes the root relationship from which all other relationships will grow and bear fruit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cAs the deer pants for streams of water, so my soul pants for you, my God. My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. 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