{"id":112,"date":"2016-09-15T10:00:35","date_gmt":"2016-09-15T09:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/?p=112"},"modified":"2016-04-19T22:52:25","modified_gmt":"2016-04-19T21:52:25","slug":"with-one-voice","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.prayerscapes.com\/blog\/with-one-voice\/","title":{"rendered":"With One Voice"},"content":{"rendered":"

I have been so blessed over the last 25 years to be part of a church that regularly stands and prays for individuals. \u00a0Over this time an extraordinary amount of special people have come alongside me and prayed for me. There have been so many – from those who sheltered me in my early days of faith as a student, through work and career choices, having my first child, praying with\u00a0me in illness and encouraging me to stand up and try again after disappointment or failure. And what is even more extraordinary – it feels like one long prayer – like a whole thing – each person speaking out God’s heart for me, proclaiming God’s love over me and instilling God’s hope within me. Wow! So many different prayers, yet it has been one song, one story, one voice! God has used so many different people to reveal His heart for me.<\/p>\n

I will never ever forget the first time someone actually said “can I pray for you?” Standing with\u00a0me, interceding for me. Such things have changed the course of my life. And the most remarkable truth is this – we are all invited to this lavish banquet, this beautiful taste of heaven.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I have been so blessed over the last 25 years to be part of a church that regularly stands and prays for individuals. \u00a0Over this time an extraordinary amount of special people have come alongside me and prayed for me. 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