{"id":493,"date":"2010-07-06T11:22:44","date_gmt":"2010-07-06T11:22:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayerplainandsimple\/2010\/07\/summer-sizzling-and-praying-for-shade.html"},"modified":"2010-07-06T11:22:44","modified_gmt":"2010-07-06T11:22:44","slug":"summer-sizzling-and-praying-for-shade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2010\/07\/summer-sizzling-and-praying-for-shade.html","title":{"rendered":"Summer Sizzling and Praying for Shade"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s hot! It’s too hot to do much of anything, including writing a blog. I’ll make this short… <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

T<\/font>oday across much of the country temperatures are again headed into triple digits. From Maine to Texas, from Minnesota to Death Valley and all places in between – it’s a blast furnace. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Not only is this weather uncomfortable, for some it’s dangerous. Several deaths have already been blamed on the heat wave. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

Let’s pray for relief and for protection for those most vulnerable to elevated temperatures. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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“God, we ask for relief from the heat that is suffocating much of the United States. Send cooling winds and relief. We ask that you would protect those most susceptible to high temperatures. Provide cool places of refuge for the elderly and those with health issues. We pray this in Jesus…” <\/strong><\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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