A reader who wrote a few days ago about a young woman in a crisis pregnancy writes:<\/p>\n
Thought I\u2019d let you know where things stand regarding my prayer request.<\/p>\n
After an ultrasound, the mother decided to keep the baby.\u00a0 Praise God!!\u00a0 Now the two of them are figuring out where they\u2019re headed in terms of marriage.\u00a0 They both still very much need prayer.\u00a0 They\u2019ve met with her pastor, who openly tells the Catholic young man that he hopes to \u2018convert\u2019 him, and she continues to be quite snippy about his faith.\u00a0 She isn\u2019t willing to meet anyone further or read any books about the Catholic faith, at least at this point.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n
Father, hear our prayer for grace, wisdom, and guidance for these people as they try to find their way forward and do what is right. \u00a0St. Joseph and Mother Mary, pray for them. \u00a0Thank you, Father, that she has chosen to give this child life. \u00a0We pray this in the Name of Jesus Christ. Amen.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
A reader who wrote a few days ago about a young woman in a crisis pregnancy writes: Thought I\u2019d let you know where things stand regarding my prayer request. After an ultrasound, the mother decided to keep the baby.\u00a0 Praise God!!\u00a0 Now the two of them are figuring out where they\u2019re headed in terms of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[29],"class_list":["post-91674","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized","tag-prayer-requests"],"yoast_head":"\n
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