{"id":1386,"date":"2014-07-04T10:28:40","date_gmt":"2014-07-04T14:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=1386"},"modified":"2014-07-04T10:28:40","modified_gmt":"2014-07-04T14:28:40","slug":"our-declaration-of-dependence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2014\/07\/our-declaration-of-dependence.html","title":{"rendered":"Our Declaration of Dependence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline\">A Prayer for Dependence on God.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Lord,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>On this day when we remember the gift of our freedom as American people, as Your people, we choose to use that freedom to make a declaration of dependence on You and Your love and Your grace. We need Your wisdom and Your ways and Your Word. Please fill this country with the truth and love that only You offer, \u00a0for You are Truth and Love, the Source and the Substance itself. Thank You for hearing our prayer.\u00a0<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>In Jesus Name,<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Amen<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A Prayer for Dependence on God. Lord, On this day when we remember the gift of our freedom as American people, as Your people, we choose to use that freedom to make a declaration of dependence on You and Your love and Your grace. We need Your wisdom and Your ways and Your Word. 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