{"id":44615,"date":"2026-03-23T13:55:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-23T13:55:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=44615"},"modified":"2026-10-11T17:12:20","modified_gmt":"2026-10-11T17:12:20","slug":"prayers-for-the-church","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/prayers-for-the-church\/","title":{"rendered":"Gebeden voor de kerk: traditionele en korte gebeden voor haar mensen, voorgangers en eenheid"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>A prayer for the church and its people, short enough to read aloud in a service: \u201cLord Jesus, bless our church and every person in it. Keep us faithful to your word and patient with one another. Give our pastors wisdom, comfort the sick and the grieving, and bring in those who are far from you. Amen.\u201d Christians have prayed for the church since its first years. When King Herod arrested Peter, \u201cprayer was made without ceasing of the church\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall paywp-paywall\" data-required-level=\"25\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"cppw-lock-mark\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/span>\n\t\t\t<h2>Continue reading with a subscription<\/h2>\n\t\t\t<p>Get unlimited access to all our premium content and exclusive features.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"cppw-paywall__actions\">\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-button wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/become-a-member\/\">Subscribe now<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t<a class=\"cppw-login-link\" href=\"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/login\/\">Already a subscriber? 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