{"id":1177,"date":"2012-02-03T11:50:20","date_gmt":"2012-02-03T11:50:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/?p=1177"},"modified":"2012-02-03T11:55:04","modified_gmt":"2012-02-03T11:55:04","slug":"food-for-thought-prayer-as-social-justice-world-prayer-assembly-jakarta","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/fellowshipofsaintsandsinners\/2012\/02\/food-for-thought-prayer-as-social-justice-world-prayer-assembly-jakarta.html","title":{"rendered":"Food for Thought: Prayer as Social Justice? World Prayer Assembly, Jakarta"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>20,000 children will lead the May 2012 World Prayer Assembly in prayer for the world. Wow. Which begs the question: can prayer be social justice? \u00a0After watching this video sent on by organizers of the May 2012 &#8220;World Prayer Assembly&#8221; in Jakarta, Indonesia, I am tempted to think so, albeit with some hesitations. (Incidentally, if you have an inkling to stop by and can afford the two days of air travel- I&#8217;m tempted!- you are warmly welcomed to attend.)<\/p>\n<p>When I watch this video I am once again reminded that the church in the global South is not just alive and well but on fire with the Holy Spirit in a way that can teach us something about the intersection of prayer with God&#8217;s mission to reconcile all things to Himself and redeem us and our world:\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hHUo_YvQVpg&#038;feature=results_video&#038;playnext=1&#038;list=PL4581B1614A51748F\">http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hHUo_YvQVpg&amp;feature=results_video&amp;playnext=1&amp;list=PL4581B1614A51748F<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>20,000 children will lead the May 2012 World Prayer Assembly in prayer for the world. Wow. 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