{"id":2618,"date":"2008-11-05T10:42:00","date_gmt":"2008-11-05T10:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2008\/11\/a-wednesday-prayer.html"},"modified":"2008-11-05T10:42:00","modified_gmt":"2008-11-05T10:42:00","slug":"a-wednesday-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2008\/11\/a-wednesday-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"A Wednesday prayer?"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a> This morning, as is my custom, I had some deep conversations with myself in the shower. And I was wondering: if our show were on the air right now (it doesn’t debut until the spring), how would we cover The Morning After? <\/p>\n

And, since I always win these arguments with myself, I decided it would be interesting to send a camera crew to the steps of St. Patrick’s, a place that’s always teeming with tourists and more than a few faithful, shuttling in and out of mass. And we would ask people just one question: “What is your prayer for Barack Obama today?” <\/p>\n

So, since I don’t have another outlet for this idea, I’ll toss this out to you guys:<\/p>\n

What is your<\/span> prayer for Barack Obama? <\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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