{"id":2607,"date":"2014-03-30T03:24:26","date_gmt":"2014-03-30T08:24:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.brethren.org\/?p=2607"},"modified":"2014-03-30T03:24:26","modified_gmt":"2014-03-30T08:24:26","slug":"surprised-by-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blogtest\/2014\/03\/30\/surprised-by-faith\/","title":{"rendered":"Surprised by faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-2364 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.brethren.org\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/LENT_real_rest_FRONTPAGE-214x300.jpg\" alt=\"LENT_real_rest_FRONTPAGE\" width=\"214\" height=\"300\" \/><strong><span style=\"font-size: large\"><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Take it to the Lord in Prayer<\/span><\/span> <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong>Luke 7:1-10<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong><br \/>\n<span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Prayer for the day:<\/span><\/strong><br \/>\n<i>The old hymn reminds us what a privilege it is to carry everything, our sins and grief and pains and temptations, to God in prayer. And I know that when I pray, You will help carry my burden and bring me peace. But today I come before you, not for myself but for my friend. A friend who needs Your comfort, Your strength, and Your Peace. Please, walk with my friend, carry my friend and lift his\/her heart with Your love. Amen.<\/i><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><strong>Question for reflection:<\/strong><\/span><br \/>\nI was sick last year \u2013sick unto death, to borrow the King James language \u2013and too weak to pray for myself. Instead of a centurion, with all of his power and servants, coming before Jesus for a miracle it was my family that prayed for me. Family around the world spread a prayer chain. Friends came and sat with my family and prayed together. People prayed over the phone and sent emails filled with their prayers. To be honest, I can barely remember the days I was on the edge and my healing was like waking from a strange, long dream to a bright, crisp morning. Around me, everyone was rejoicing.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>When have others prayed for you?<\/li>\n<li>Have you ever talked to them about the impact their prayers have had?<\/li>\n<li>Do you thank God for the prayers of others? For answering their prayers?<\/li>\n<li>Who do bring forward to God in your prayers?<\/li>\n<li>Do you tell them you are praying for them?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\">~ Gimbiya Kettering, Intercultural Ministries Coordinator<\/p>\n<p style=\"padding-left: 30px\"><em>Congregational Life Ministries of the Church of the Brethren is offering these simple prayers and questions in connection to this year&#8217;s\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/SearchResults.asp?Search=lenten+devotional\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Lenten Devotional<\/span>\u00a0<\/a><\/strong>written by Duane Grady, pastor of Cedar Lake Church of the Brethren (Available from\u00a0<strong><span style=\"color: #ff9900\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.brethrenpress.com\/\"><span style=\"color: #ff9900\">Brethren Press<\/span><\/a><\/span>\u00a0<\/strong>in print and E-Book formats). Join us as we look and listen for the coming of the Word through the reading of scripture, Duane&#8217;s reflections, times of prayer, and conversations on t<\/em><em>his\u00a0<\/em><em>blog.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Take it to the Lord in Prayer Luke 7:1-10 Prayer for the day: The old hymn reminds us what a privilege it is to carry everything, our sins and grief and pains and temptations, to God in prayer. 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