{"id":633,"date":"2011-11-06T12:42:00","date_gmt":"2011-11-06T12:42:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=633"},"modified":"2011-11-06T13:29:27","modified_gmt":"2011-11-06T13:29:27","slug":"stepping-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2011\/11\/stepping-back.html","title":{"rendered":"Stepping Back"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/11\/WSteppingBack200x145.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-634\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/11\/WSteppingBack200x145.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"149\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Daily Prayer<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please help me to step back<br \/>\nfrom the rush and clamor<br \/>\nof day to day life.<br \/>\nHelp me to disconnect<br \/>\nif only for a few moments<br \/>\nso that I may sit quietly<br \/>\nand do nothing but breathe.<br \/>\nIn this way, may I find the space<br \/>\nand the time to feel Your presence.<br \/>\nTo connect with the well-spring of peace<br \/>\nthat comes only through<br \/>\nthat which is greater than myself.<\/p>\n<p><em>-Sue Bradford Edwards, <a title=\"Prayables.com\" href=\"http:\/\/prayables.com\" target=\"_blank\">Prayables<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff00ff\"><strong>READ MORE and Enjoy these features from the Daily Prayable! <\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Story\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2011\/11\/why-do-we-yawn.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Story<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Scripture\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2011\/11\/job-334.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Scripture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Prayer\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2011\/11\/stepping-back.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Prayer<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Video\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2011\/11\/beautiful-mercy-me.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Video<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Chuckle\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2011\/11\/understanding-flies.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Chuckle<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u2192 <a title=\"Daily Quote\" href=\"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/2011\/11\/investing-in-yourself.html\" target=\"_blank\">Daily Quote<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Daily Prayer Please help me to step back from the rush and clamor of day to day life. 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