{"id":148,"date":"2025-10-28T13:30:52","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T13:30:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/syweb.co.za\/making_disciples\/?page_id=148"},"modified":"2025-10-28T16:40:54","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T16:40:54","slug":"prayers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/syweb.co.za\/making_disciples\/prayers\/","title":{"rendered":"Prayers"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"148\" class=\"elementor elementor-148\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b8446b e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"1b8446b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-794892d elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"794892d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h5 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Connect<\/h5>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cc6e2e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7cc6e2e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Talk To Your Heavenly Father<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1b6c07c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1b6c07c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We should pray because prayer is <strong data-start=\"33\" data-end=\"76\">the lifeline between God and His people<\/strong>\u2014it connects us to His presence, power, and purpose. 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