{"id":482,"date":"2009-06-02T14:00:26","date_gmt":"2009-06-02T14:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/prayers-for-air-france-flight-447.html"},"modified":"2009-06-02T14:00:26","modified_gmt":"2009-06-02T14:00:26","slug":"prayers-for-air-france-flight-447","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2009\/06\/prayers-for-air-france-flight-447.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayers for Air France Flight 447"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever a tragedy like the apparent loss of Air France Flight 447 strikes, we feel so helpless.&nbsp; The suddenness of loss.&nbsp; The anguish of worry.&nbsp; The glimmers of hope.&nbsp; All of these emotions flutter around inside us, and we yearn for connection, for answers. <\/p>\n<p>We can&#8217;t have answers, at least not yet.&nbsp; But we can have connection, the best way Beliefnet knows how&#8211;by rallying the community together in prayer, comfort, wishes, hopes, and questions.&nbsp; Together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/prayer\/commemoration.asp?milestoneTypeID=6&amp;milestoneID=94348\">Click here to add your thoughts to Beliefnet&#8217;s Air France Flight 447 prayer circle.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whenever a tragedy like the apparent loss of Air France Flight 447 strikes, we feel so helpless.&nbsp; The suddenness of loss.&nbsp; The anguish of worry.&nbsp; The glimmers of hope.&nbsp; All of these emotions flutter around inside us, and we yearn for connection, for answers. 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