{"id":45326,"date":"2025-06-13T05:58:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T05:58:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=45326"},"modified":"2026-09-30T09:01:18","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T09:01:18","slug":"prayers-for-safe-driving","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/prayers-for-safe-driving\/","title":{"rendered":"Gebeden voor veilig rijden, met de orthodoxe en katholieke zegeningen van een auto"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>Before starting the car, a driver can pray in a few words: \u201cLord, guard this car and everyone in it. Keep my eyes on the road and my temper calm, protect the people I share the road with, and bring us all home safely. Amen.\u201d The Orthodox and Catholic churches also have blessings for a car. Prayers for the road Each prayer is short enough to say with the engine running. 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