{"id":3518,"date":"2009-10-18T06:08:51","date_gmt":"2009-10-18T06:08:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/deaconsbench\/2009\/10\/quote-of-the-day-3.html"},"modified":"2009-10-18T06:08:51","modified_gmt":"2009-10-18T06:08:51","slug":"quote-of-the-day-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/deaconsbench\/2009\/10\/quote-of-the-day-3.html","title":{"rendered":"Quote of the day"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;The faithful must be renewed, and those who have fallen away need to<br \/>\nbe invited back to the Church. We need to spread the kingdom of God to<br \/>\nthose without hope. Amid all of our prosperity, so many people are<br \/>\nliving on the edge of quiet desperation, and despite our modern<br \/>\nsuccesses, the Lord says you&#8217;re still the same people with needs.<\/p>\n<p>The Gospel offers them hope, and that&#8217;s why the Holy Spirit is<br \/>\ntrying to inflame this in the heart of the Church. 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