{"id":775,"date":"2007-12-27T06:48:46","date_gmt":"2007-12-27T06:48:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/beyondblue\/2007\/12\/i-pray-that-our-loved-ones-wil.html"},"modified":"2007-12-27T06:48:46","modified_gmt":"2007-12-27T06:48:46","slug":"i-pray-that-our-loved-ones-wil","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/beyondblue\/2007\/12\/i-pray-that-our-loved-ones-wil.html","title":{"rendered":"I Pray That Our Loved Ones Will Understand"},"content":{"rendered":"

Like Beyond Blue reader Larry Parker<\/a>, I appreciate reader Terri’s prayer on the message board of my “Video: O Holy Night”<\/a> post. It’s simply beautiful:<\/p>\n

I have so many things to be thankful for that I can hardly even count them. Yet I have been diagnosed as “depressed.” Sometimes that’s true and sometimes not so much. Christmas Day was certainly a verified “yes” in the depressed category. I remain thankful for my three healthy children; my four healthy grandchildren; mine and my husband’s health and well-being. I pray for the safe and healthy birth of the grandchild on the way. I pray for the safety of our servicemen and servicewomen who are far away; for those who may be ill and for those who care for them. I pray for the acceptance into heaven of our dearly departed and for the comfort of those they leave behind. I pray that I — and those depressed as I have been diagnosed — may live the lives we’re meant to live, with or without this bother. I pray that our loved ones will understand.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Like Beyond Blue reader Larry Parker, I appreciate reader Terri’s prayer on the message board of my “Video: O Holy Night” post. It’s simply beautiful: I have so many things to be thankful for that I can hardly even count them. 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