{"id":3523,"date":"2015-02-13T19:09:59","date_gmt":"2015-02-13T19:09:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/merebreath\/?p=3523"},"modified":"2015-02-13T19:09:59","modified_gmt":"2015-02-13T19:09:59","slug":"a-prayer-for-those-going-to-see-50-shades","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/merebreath\/2015\/02\/13\/a-prayer-for-those-going-to-see-50-shades\/","title":{"rendered":"A Prayer for Those Going to See 50 Shades"},"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>Almighty God, who was and is and is to come. Holy Father, your truth is invariable and the treasures of your goodness inexhaustible. You are our rock and all your ways are perfect. There is no unrighteousness in you.<\/p>\n<p>Lord, we know that nothing is outside of your perfect plan. We know that you work all things together for the good of those who love you. We ask today that you would use 50 Shades of Grey to c<span class=\"text_exposed_show\">onvict the viewers of their need for you. We ask that you reveal to them how precious they are and what an abomination abusive relationships are. Give them strength to leave behind the unhealthy unions in their life, and give them a new heart, one that longs for you alone.<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"text_exposed_show\">\n<p>We ask that you humble those of us who are tempted to look on the lost with contempt and pride. Remind us of our place and give us spirits of compassion. Help us to speak the truth in love and worship you through cherishing one another. Please incline our hearts toward you and open our ears to the wisdom in your word and from the Holy Spirit. 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