{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife","author_name":"Linda G. Howard","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/author\/lhoward","title":"Prayer across the nation - A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"OaikwUh4dt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/05\/prayer-across-the-nation.html\">Prayer across the nation<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/simplelife\/2011\/05\/prayer-across-the-nation.html\/embed#?secret=OaikwUh4dt\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Prayer across the nation&#8221; &#8212; A Simple Life, a Childlike Faith\" data-secret=\"OaikwUh4dt\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"The first Thursday of each year was declared as the National Day of Prayer in 1988. \u00a0Harry Truman\u00a0signed legislation in 1952 to establish an annual day of prayer but it was a different day each year until the 1988 law as passed. \u00a0Of course, throughout the history of the US, from time to time, days&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/simplelife\/files\/2011\/05\/Worry-or-Prayer-by-Leonard-John-Matthews.jpeg"}