{"id":30437,"date":"2011-10-07T14:40:09","date_gmt":"2011-10-07T21:40:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/?p=30437"},"modified":"2014-12-30T21:28:02","modified_gmt":"2014-12-31T04:28:02","slug":"prayer-requests-105","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/markshea\/2011\/10\/prayer-requests-105.html","title":{"rendered":"Prayer Requests"},"content":{"rendered":"<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><head><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><meta http-equiv=\"content-type\" content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\"><\/head><body><p>A reader writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Please pray for the health of my very elderly father-in-law, who will be undergoing surgery for colon cancer October 8th, and that his children may all be reconciled to him before he dies, and that if he should die, that God grant him a happy death.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Father, hear our prayer through your Son Jesus Christ.  Mother Mary, pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death.<\/p>\n<p>Another reader writes:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>A new person came to Bible Study last night, and needs prayer.  She\u2019s seeking, hurting, full of anxieties  and wondering if God exists or if He exists, He cares.  We tried to help her and promised to pray for her.   If your esteemed followers could also hold her in their prayers that would be great.<\/p>\n<p>And, since she asked for reading suggestions (book or \u2018net)from me a few prayers for guidance on that front would be very welcome!<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Father, hear our prayer for this woman, that she would encounter and come to believe in the love you have for her in your Son.  Mother Mary, pray for her and those who seek to share the Good News with her.<\/p>\n<p>I think Peter Kreeft\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/exec\/obidos\/ASIN\/089870202X\/marksheacom-20\" class=\" decorated-link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Fundamentals of the Faith <\/a>is a good start.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A reader writes: Please pray for the health of my very elderly father-in-law, who will be undergoing surgery for colon cancer October 8th, and that his children may all be reconciled to him before he dies, and that if he should die, that God grant him a happy death. 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