A reader writes:<\/p>\n
I\u2019d like to ask your readers to pray for me as I\u2019ve been having digestive issues for a few weeks now. It comes and goes, but abdominal pain is always a worry. We\u2019ll be getting test results today or tomorrow. My wife and six kids would appreciate the prayers too, I\u2019m sure, that I\u2019ll be able to continue to serve them for many years to come in good health.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Father, hear our prayer for a swift diagnosis and a swift healing so that your servant can continue to serve his family as husband and father in the love of Christ. Mother Mary, St. Joseph and St. Luke, pray for him.<\/p>\n
We ask this through Christ our Lord. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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