{"id":9751,"date":"2022-10-03T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=9751"},"modified":"2022-10-01T07:45:57","modified_gmt":"2022-10-01T11:45:57","slug":"our-duty-beyond-prayer-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/our-duty-beyond-prayer-3\/","title":{"rendered":"Our Duty Beyond Prayer!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"Our Duty Beyond Prayer! 10\/03\/22\" allowtransparency=\"true\" height=\"150\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px);\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=5r7ya-12d8aaa-pb&#038;from=pb6admin&#038;share=0&#038;download=0&#038;rtl=0&#038;fonts=Arial&#038;skin=1&#038;font-color=auto&#038;logo_link=episode_page&#038;btn-skin=60a0c8\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to end war<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><br>For we know that you have made the world in a way<br>That we must find our own path to peace<br>Within ourselves and with our neighbor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to end starvation<\/u><\/strong><strong>.<\/strong><br>For you have given us the resources<br>With which to feed the entire world<br>If we would only use them wisely.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to root out prejudice<\/u><\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><br>For you have already given us eyes<br>With which to see the good in&nbsp;<strong>ALL<\/strong>&nbsp;people<br>If we would only use them rightly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to end despair<\/u><\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><br>For you have already given us the power<br>To clear away slums and to give hope<br>If we would only use our power justly.<br><br><strong><u>We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to end disease<\/u>,<\/strong><br>For you have already given us great minds with which<br>To search out cures and healing,<br>If we would only use them constructively.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><u>Therefore we pray to You instead, O God<\/u><\/strong><strong>,<\/strong><br><strong><em>For strength, determination, and willpower,<br>To do, instead of just to pray,&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<br>To become, instead of merely to wish.&nbsp;&nbsp;Amen!<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Please spend some time reflecting, absorbing and praying over these words.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>DON\u2019T ASK GOD TO GUIDE YOUR FOOTSTEPS IF YOU\u2019RE NOT WILLING TO MOVE YOUR FEET!!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We cannot merely pray to you, O God, to end war.For we know that you have made the world in a wayThat we must find our own path to peaceWithin ourselves and with our neighbor. 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