{"id":796,"date":"2011-11-10T13:00:46","date_gmt":"2011-11-10T13:00:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=796"},"modified":"2011-11-10T13:32:29","modified_gmt":"2011-11-10T13:32:29","slug":"welcome-international-day-of-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2011\/11\/welcome-international-day-of-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"Welcome: International Day of Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/11\/intldayofprayer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-797\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2011\/11\/intldayofprayer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"160\" height=\"160\" \/><\/a>Enable us to actually meet each other<br \/>\nbefore we think we know someone.<br \/>\nRemind us that nobody fits<br \/>\nneatly into a box on a census form.<br \/>\nWe all came from somewhere<br \/>\nand nobody owns the Earth.<br \/>\nWe&#8217;re all sub-letting here, till our time is up,<br \/>\nso grant us camaraderie and kinship.<br \/>\nNot tolerance.<br \/>\nNot just putting up with each other,<br \/>\nbut openness and a world-wide welcome mat.<br \/>\nAllow us to share this space,<br \/>\nand consider every living thing<br \/>\nour next-door neighbors.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><em>-Ruth Williams<\/em><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Enable us to actually meet each other before we think we know someone. 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