{"id":165,"date":"2026-07-25T20:45:48","date_gmt":"2026-07-25T10:45:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/?page_id=165"},"modified":"2026-07-25T21:56:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-25T11:56:54","slug":"in-loving-memory-of-ronald-walter-hammersley","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/?page_id=165","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Ronald Walter Hammersley"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/RonMemorial.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-167\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<pre class=\"wp-block-verse has-large-font-size\">Reflective Poem from Ron's Memorial Service.<br><br>Poem found in Ron's collection and read at his memorial service<br><br>Have you ever stopped to wonder<br>What this life is all about?<br>Why you're here and where you're going.<br>When your lease of time runs out?<br>Maybe you've been far too busy,<br>Trying hard to reach your goal;<br>Would you let me ask you kindly,<br>Have you thought about your soul?<br><br>You may reach the highest portals,<br>And your dreams may all come true,<br>Wealth and fame may be your portion,<br>And success may shine on you.<br>All your friends may sing your praises,<br>Not a care on you may roll;<br>What about the great tomorrow - <br>Have you thought about your soul?<br><br>Don't forget your days are numbered,<br>Though you may be riding high,<br>But, like all of us poor mortals,<br>Someday, sure you have to die.<br><br>Your success and fame and glory,<br>Won't be worth the bell they toll;<br>Let me ask you just one question,<br>Have you thought about your soul?<br><br>If you've never thought it over,<br>Spend a little time to-day;<br>There is nothing more important,<br>That will ever come your way,<br>Than the joys of sins forgiven,<br>And to know you've been made whole,<br>In the name of Christ, my Saviour<br>Stop and think about your soul.<\/pre>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reflective Poem from Ron&#8217;s Memorial Service.Poem found in Ron&#8217;s collection and read at his memorial serviceHave you ever stopped to wonderWhat this life is all &hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":171,"menu_order":1,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-165","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=165"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":175,"href":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/165\/revisions\/175"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/prayers.newlambtonbaptist.org.au\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=165"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}