{"id":230,"date":"2009-11-05T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2009-11-05T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayerplainandsimple\/2009\/11\/praying-for-those-who-are-precious-to-you.html"},"modified":"2009-11-05T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2009-11-05T08:00:00","slug":"praying-for-those-who-are-precious-to-you","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2009\/11\/praying-for-those-who-are-precious-to-you.html","title":{"rendered":"Praying for Those Who Are Precious to You"},"content":{"rendered":"

I’ve been talking alot about looking forward to a thing since we started the Thanksgiving Prayer series on Monday. So to keep things consistent, I wanted to share something I am looking forward to. This Friday is the release of Lee Daniels’ film “Precious” about a 16-year-old African-American girl–Precious–who was born into a life of struggle and hardships. Despite what seems like a sad and dark story there is hope and light to be found through faith and the love of friends. In honor of the movie’s release, Beliefnet has created a “Precious” prayer wall<\/a>. We invite you to leave your prayers and positive thoughts for the people who have made a difference in your life.<\/p>\n

Share Your Prayer on the “Precious” Prayer Wall<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I’ve been talking alot about looking forward to a thing since we started the Thanksgiving Prayer series on Monday. So to keep things consistent, I wanted to share something I am looking forward to. 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