{"id":2455,"date":"2015-09-28T06:22:10","date_gmt":"2015-09-28T10:22:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/?p=2455"},"modified":"2015-09-28T06:22:10","modified_gmt":"2015-09-28T10:22:10","slug":"praying-with-jesus","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2015\/09\/praying-with-jesus.html","title":{"rendered":"Praying With Jesus"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">The night Jesus was arrested he prayed to the Father for all his followers, including you and me. While we pray to God in Jesus\u2019s name it\u2019s amazingly encouraging to know he prays for us.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Today\u2019s prayer \u2013 let Jesus pray for you! Get your\u00a0Bible and find\u00a0<i>John<\/i> 17. Find a private place and read this remarkable chapter aloud. When you come to the line, <i>\u201cI am praying not only for these disciples but also for all who will ever believe in me through their message\u201d<\/i> (Verse 20) pause and thank Jesus. Thank him for thinking of you, personally, and for including you in his intercession to the Father.<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\"><span class=\"s1\">Now a question: Do you think Jesus gets his prayers answered? Do you imagine that the Father hears and responds? Of course. Which means the Father heard \u2013 and still hears \u2013 this prayer for you, and responds for you. And what\u2019s more, what Jesus prays is that the Father will love us and respond to our prayers just as completely as he loves and responds to Jesus\u2019 prayers. And if the Father answers Jesus that means he also answers you!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The night Jesus was arrested he prayed to the Father for all his followers, including you and me. 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