{"id":187,"date":"2011-10-26T14:04:47","date_gmt":"2011-10-26T14:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=187"},"modified":"2011-10-28T11:38:29","modified_gmt":"2011-10-28T11:38:29","slug":"coal-into-diamond","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2011\/10\/coal-into-diamond.html","title":{"rendered":"Coal into Diamond"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/10\/coal-into-diamond-prayer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-188\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/10\/coal-into-diamond-prayer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"106\" \/><\/a>It takes years of pressure<br \/>\nto turn a piece of coal<br \/>\ninto a sparkling diamond.<br \/>\nThank You for second chances,<br \/>\nand open hearts.<br \/>\nAllow me a chance to grow in faith.<br \/>\nSurround me with light and hope<br \/>\nas we walk into the future together.<\/p>\n<p>-Ruth Williams, <a title=\"Prayables.com\" href=\"http:\/\/prayables.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">Prayables<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It takes years of pressure to turn a piece of coal into a sparkling diamond. 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