{"id":672,"date":"2016-08-29T05:00:37","date_gmt":"2016-08-29T10:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=672"},"modified":"2016-07-31T14:36:32","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T19:36:32","slug":"a-single-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/08\/a-single-prayer.html","title":{"rendered":"A single prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/07\/IMG_4437-e1469992382174.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-654\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/07\/IMG_4437-e1469992382174-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4437\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>There is so much power in a single prayer. It can lift your spirits and bring you such peace.<\/p>\n<p>A single prayer can remind you that you aren&#8217;t alone. Sometimes the reminder is something we need after a difficult day or a difficult time in our lives.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s a gift to be able to pray. It&#8217;s a gift to know that the words we say are heard. Words we haven&#8217;t spoken yet are heard, as well.<\/p>\n<p>What is your one single prayer today? Light a candle and send the prayer to the heavens.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is so much power in a single prayer. It can lift your spirits and bring you such peace. A single prayer can remind you that you aren&#8217;t alone. Sometimes the reminder is something we need after a difficult day or a difficult time in our lives. 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