{"id":1426,"date":"2020-04-22T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-04-22T12:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/?p=1426"},"modified":"2025-07-14T17:59:56","modified_gmt":"2025-07-14T21:59:56","slug":"the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/","title":{"rendered":"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Baking, cleaning, rearranging furniture, retrieving the company dishes from their hiding places. I had many chores to accomplish before the women from my Hong Kong Ladies\u2019 Bible Study arrived for one of our biannual parties. To prepare food and make room for 50 women in our small flat required planning and creativity. But I relished the opportunity to host the women because I treasured the relationships. The Shunammite woman felt the same about Elisha\u2019s visits.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing and Seizing an Opportunity<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Elisha, a prophet in Israel during the ninth century B.C., often passed through the town of Shunem. (2 Kings 4:8-37<\/a>) Grateful for an opportunity to show her honor and hospitality, a local woman invited him for a meal. Scripture calls her a \u201cgreat woman.\u201d Most translators assume the word \u201cgreat\u201d denotes her wealth. However, in other writings, the same Hebrew word refers to rabbinic scholars noted for their Torah learning and sagacious rulings<\/a>. Since the Shunammite possessed both wealth and wisdom, perhaps the author intended both meanings. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

After several visits, the woman suggested to her husband they renovate their house to include a furnished room for the \u201choly man.\u201d In providing for Elisha’s needs, the Shunammite became his patron. Elisha, of course, wanted to reciprocate. He offered to speak to the king on her behalf, to become a broker in the system of patronage<\/a>. But the woman explained she needed nothing. When Elisha persisted, his servant noted the woman was childless. Barrenness was a stain on the Shunammite\u2019s honor since in the ancient world, a woman\u2019s primary purpose was to bear children. Childlessness also meant her elderly husband\u2019s property would pass to someone outside the family, shaming his family and leaving her future well-being in doubt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When Elisha promised the woman she would bear a son the next year, she objected:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

No, my lord! Please, man of God, don\u2019t mislead your servant!<\/p>2 Kings 4:16<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Her response revealed her deep desire for a son and her desperate fear of another disappointment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gifts Are Not Guarantees<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

God fulfilled his promise to the Shunammite woman, and she held a treasured son in her arms the next year. But one day, when the little boy was in the field with his father, he complained of a headache. Although a servant placed the child in the loving arms of his mother, he died. Why would God give her the child and then let him die? She immediately laid him on Elisha\u2019s bed and arranged a journey to the prophet\u2019s home at Mt. Carmel. When Elisha saw her coming, he sent his servant to inquire about her family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cEverything is all right,\u201d she said.<\/p>2 Kings 4:26<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Rabbi Alex Israel observed:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Interestingly, the Shunammite woman never states that the child is dead. … She is frightened that if she says that he is dead, that indeed will be the case. On the other hand, if she vaguely alludes to his condition, there is always room for hope. <\/p>Israel Koschitzky Virtual Beit Midrash, \u201cElisha and the Shunammite Woman\u201d<\/a><\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

Regardless of her claim, everything was not all right. As the Shunammite grabbed Elisha\u2019s feet, he recognized her distress and realized God had hidden the cause from him. He instructed his servant to race to Shunem, but the woman refused to return without Elisha. Despite the servant\u2019s efforts, the boy still lay dead on Elisha\u2019s bed when the prophet arrived. After prayer and performing something like CPR, the boy sneezed seven times. Once again, God had worked through Elisha, this time to restore the promised son to life.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Following the Lead of the Shunammite Woman<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

When the Shunammite recognized an opportunity to entertain God’s prophet, she made room for him in her home and heart. Our awareness of or desire for God is his invitation. He invites us to make room for him, to make time for him, to open our minds to his presence and message. Enforced isolation or idleness may be the opening he\u2019s been awaiting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Though the Shunammite woman had no thought of reward when she made room for God, he fulfilled her heart\u2019s desire. He gave her a son. God\u2019s gifts always accompany his presence. Nevertheless, the Shunammite wasn\u2019t immune to the heartache of our broken world. When tragedy struck, she maintained her faith and focus. Rather than wasting time speculating on the cause or solution, she took her grief and confusion to God. She recognized that she didn\u2019t have the complete picture, that God had the last word.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The same is true for us. We can\u2019t know the truth of our circumstances until we hear from God, until we see our situations from his perspective. When we refuse to acknowledge him, we limit his power in our lives. When we make room for him, we give him space to act.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

[He] is able to do immeasurably more than all we ask or imagine, according to his power that is at work within us.<\/p>Ephesians 3:20<\/cite><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n

God doesn\u2019t help those who help themselves. He helps those who depend on and follow him. Are you making room for his work in your life?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

By making room for God in her heart and home, the Shunammite woman discovered God\u2019s grace and provision. What difference does he want to make in our lives?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1428,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God: By making room for God in her heart and home, the Shunammite woman discovered God\u2019s grace and provision. What does he want you to discover? How are you making room for God?","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":[383,264,113],"tags":[276,31,278,277,105,275],"class_list":["post-1426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-following-jesus","category-old-testament","category-women-of-the-bible","tag-elisha","tag-honor","tag-hospitality","tag-making-room","tag-patronage","tag-shunammite-woman"],"yoast_head":"\nThe Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God - Nancy Lucenay<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"By making room for God in her heart and home, the Shunammite woman discovered God\u2019s grace and provision. What difference does he want to make in our lives?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God - Nancy Lucenay\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:description\" content=\"By making room for God in her heart and home, the Shunammite woman discovered God\u2019s grace and provision. What difference does he want to make in our lives?\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@NancyLucenay\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@NancyLucenay\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Nancy Lucenay\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"4 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"Nancy Lucenay\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30\"},\"headline\":\"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-22T12:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-14T21:59:56+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":874,\"commentCount\":13,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\",\"keywords\":[\"Elisha\",\"honor\",\"hospitality\",\"making room\",\"patronage\",\"Shunammite woman\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Following Jesus\",\"Old Testament\",\"Women of the Bible\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/\",\"name\":\"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God - Nancy Lucenay\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-04-22T12:00:00+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2025-07-14T21:59:56+00:00\",\"description\":\"By making room for God in her heart and home, the Shunammite woman discovered God\u2019s grace and provision. What difference does he want to make in our lives?\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/04\\\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1\",\"width\":1800,\"height\":1000,\"caption\":\"The Shunammite woman is a model for hospitality\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/\",\"name\":\"Beyond the Front Door\",\"description\":\"Connecting Faith to Life\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":[\"Person\",\"Organization\"],\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30\",\"name\":\"Nancy Lucenay\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1\",\"width\":1425,\"height\":1645,\"caption\":\"Nancy Lucenay\"},\"logo\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/i0.wp.com\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2023\\\/03\\\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1\"},\"description\":\"Retired pastor\u2019s wife, Bible teacher, & writer. Connecting faith to life\",\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/nancylucenay.com\\\/staging\\\/8869\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/nancylucenayblog\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/nancylucenay\\\/?fbclid=IwAR2CNKUTu-_u2pxXv7xEWhFYk8apr3LNT_-rqs0kWb7t5QFoFb7anvyqHNU\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.linkedin.com\\\/in\\\/nancy-lucenay-b05079115\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.pinterest.com\\\/NancyLucenayAuthor\\\/\",\"https:\\\/\\\/x.com\\\/NancyLucenay\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@nancylucenay2025\"]}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God - Nancy Lucenay","description":"By making room for God in her heart and home, the Shunammite woman discovered God\u2019s grace and provision. What difference does he want to make in our lives?","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_title":"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God - Nancy Lucenay","twitter_description":"By making room for God in her heart and home, the Shunammite woman discovered God\u2019s grace and provision. What difference does he want to make in our lives?","twitter_image":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","twitter_creator":"@NancyLucenay","twitter_site":"@NancyLucenay","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Nancy Lucenay","Est. reading time":"4 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/"},"author":{"name":"Nancy Lucenay","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30"},"headline":"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God","datePublished":"2020-04-22T12:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-14T21:59:56+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/"},"wordCount":874,"commentCount":13,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","keywords":["Elisha","honor","hospitality","making room","patronage","Shunammite woman"],"articleSection":["Following Jesus","Old Testament","Women of the Bible"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/","url":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/","name":"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God - Nancy Lucenay","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","datePublished":"2020-04-22T12:00:00+00:00","dateModified":"2025-07-14T21:59:56+00:00","description":"By making room for God in her heart and home, the Shunammite woman discovered God\u2019s grace and provision. What difference does he want to make in our lives?","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","width":1800,"height":1000,"caption":"The Shunammite woman is a model for hospitality"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/the-shunammite-woman-making-room-for-god\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"The Shunammite Woman ~ Making Room for God"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/","name":"Beyond the Front Door","description":"Connecting Faith to Life","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":["Person","Organization"],"@id":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/#\/schema\/person\/59c03f215eeae6f8fa302d6d6d1caa30","name":"Nancy Lucenay","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1","url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1","contentUrl":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1","width":1425,"height":1645,"caption":"Nancy Lucenay"},"logo":{"@id":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Lucenay-Nancy.jpg?fit=1425%2C1645&ssl=1"},"description":"Retired pastor\u2019s wife, Bible teacher, & writer. Connecting faith to life","sameAs":["https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869","https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/nancylucenayblog","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/nancylucenay\/?fbclid=IwAR2CNKUTu-_u2pxXv7xEWhFYk8apr3LNT_-rqs0kWb7t5QFoFb7anvyqHNU","https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/nancy-lucenay-b05079115\/","https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/NancyLucenayAuthor\/","https:\/\/x.com\/NancyLucenay","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@nancylucenay2025"]}]}},"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/04\/47_Shunammite-woman-hospitality.jpg?fit=1800%2C1000&ssl=1","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/paUWAp-n0","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1426"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1426\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1681,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1426\/revisions\/1681"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1428"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/nancylucenay.com\/staging\/8869\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}