{"id":866,"date":"2010-01-13T15:13:10","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T15:13:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/freshliving\/2010\/01\/a-prayer-for-haiti-solid-ground.html"},"modified":"2010-01-13T15:13:10","modified_gmt":"2010-01-13T15:13:10","slug":"a-prayer-for-haiti-solid-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/freshliving\/2010\/01\/a-prayer-for-haiti-solid-ground.html","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for Haiti: Solid Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Prayer and I aren&#8217;t always on speaking terms, especially lately, but as the Haiti earthquake images and death tolls slowly sink into my brain, I feel that tug that is the human instinct to pray.<\/p>\n<p>So here it is.&nbsp; My prayer is for solid ground.&nbsp; <\/p>\n<p>May the earth that crumbled beneath feet and homes and schools once again become solid ground for walking and loving and learning.<\/p>\n<p>May worried families and friends discover their loved ones safely spared waiting for them on solid ground.<\/p>\n<p>May those who are trapped amid the rubble feel the solid power of love and healing that the world is sending their way.<\/p>\n<p>May we who are so far away from the devastation find a way to share some of the solid ground of our full lives with those who have lost so much.<\/p>\n<p>May the solid ground of this simple prayer become a foundation on which Haiti can rebuild.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Like what you see? <\/strong><a href=\"http:\/\/feedburner.google.com\/fb\/a\/mailverify?uri=FreshLiving&amp;amp;loc=en_US\"><font color=\"#023d89\"><strong>Click here to subscribe<\/strong><\/font><\/a><strong> and get Fresh Living in your in-box every day!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prayer and I aren&#8217;t always on speaking terms, especially lately, but as the Haiti earthquake images and death tolls slowly sink into my brain, I feel that tug that is the human instinct to pray. 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