{"id":7117,"date":"2022-05-25T09:02:00","date_gmt":"2022-05-25T13:02:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=7117"},"modified":"2022-05-16T20:59:54","modified_gmt":"2022-05-17T00:59:54","slug":"the-greatest-thing-to-do","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/?p=7117","title":{"rendered":"The Greatest Thing to Do"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20191228_165239-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-7069\" width=\"319\" height=\"239\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20191228_165239-1024x768.jpg 1024w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20191228_165239-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20191228_165239-768x576.jpg 768w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20191228_165239-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, http:\/\/www.theprodigalpig.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/20191228_165239-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 319px) 100vw, 319px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  That just frosted me.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  What?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Prodigal:  What they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Me:  Sometimes we just have to let it go.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This is from S.D. Gordon<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The greatest thing anyone can do for God and man is pray.  It is not the only thing; but it is the chief thing.  The great people of the earth today are the people who pray.  I do not mean those who talk about prayer; nor those who say they believe in prayer; nor yet those who can explain about prayer; but I mean those people who take time to pray.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">James 1:12<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Blessed is the man who remains steadfast under trial, for when he has stood the test he will receive the crown of life, which God has promised to those who love him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jennifer Van Allen<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.theprodigalpig.com<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">www.faithincounseling.org<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Prodigal: That just frosted me. 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