{"id":139,"date":"2009-02-05T17:12:06","date_gmt":"2009-02-05T17:12:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/prayers-for-justice-ginsburg.html"},"modified":"2009-02-05T17:12:06","modified_gmt":"2009-02-05T17:12:06","slug":"prayers-for-justice-ginsburg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/02\/prayers-for-justice-ginsburg.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayers for Justice Ginsburg"},"content":{"rendered":"

Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg had surgery today<\/a> for pancreatic cancer, and I hope you’ll join me in prayers for her swift recovery.  She’s a heroine to me as a Jew, as a woman, and as a Jewish woman.<\/p>\n

Here’s what Justice Ginsburg said in 2001 after surviving a bout with colorectal cancer:<\/p>\n

“There is nothing like a cancer bout to make one relish the joys of
\nbeing alive. It is as though a special, zestful spice seasons my work
\nand days. Each thing I do comes with a heightened appreciation that I
\nam able to do it.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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