{"id":587,"date":"2011-01-26T23:21:13","date_gmt":"2011-01-26T23:21:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayerplainandsimple\/2011\/01\/egypt-on-the-brink.html"},"modified":"2011-01-26T23:21:13","modified_gmt":"2011-01-26T23:21:13","slug":"egypt-on-the-brink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayerplainandsimple\/2011\/01\/egypt-on-the-brink.html","title":{"rendered":"Egypt on the Brink…"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A close friend of mine has a daughter going to school in Cairo. He’s praying hard for peace in Egypt. All of us should be! <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Throngs of Egyptians today vented their rage against President Hosni Mubarak’s autocratic government. It was the second day of protests, defying a government ban on public gatherings. Police responded with tear gas and beatings in a crackdown that showed zero tolerance for dissent.<\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

These recent anti-government protests are echoing similar uprisings in Tunisia. Together they threaten to destabilize leadership all across the Arab world. <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n

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“God, bring change in peace to Egypt. Bring calm and patience and order and wisdom.  <\/span>Settle violence. Focus the passions for change on justice, mercy, boldness, courage, and calm resolve. Bring peace to Egypt. As Joseph the caretaker-father of the Prince of Peace once brought his family to Egypt to seek safety from a violent leader, make Egypt a safehaven in a world of terror. In Jesus…” <\/font><\/font><\/font><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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