{"id":45467,"date":"2025-06-19T13:57:55","date_gmt":"2025-06-19T13:57:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/?p=45467"},"modified":"2026-09-30T08:59:03","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T08:59:03","slug":"prayers-for-trusting-god-in-hard-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/prayers-for-trusting-god-in-hard-times\/","title":{"rendered":"Gebeden om op God te vertrouwen in moeilijke tijden, met het dagelijks gebed van Filaret van Moskou"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"cppw-protected cppw-protected--overlay\"><div class=\"cppw-excerpt cppw-excerpt--overlay\"><p>\u201cLord, I do not know what to ask of you. You alone know what I need.\u201d So begins the prayer that Russian Orthodox prayer books print as the daily prayer of Metropolitan Philaret of Moscow, a prayer of trust for times when nothing makes sense. Its full text follows, with shorter prayers for particular hard times. The daily prayer of Metropolitan Philaret In a literal English translation from the Russian: Lord, I do not know what to ask of you.\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? Sign in<\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<p class=\"cppw-paywall__microcopy\">Enjoy unlimited access, cancel anytime.<\/p>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Metropolitan Philaret&#039;s prayer of trust, short prayers for fear, exhaustion, loss and unanswered prayer, and what Scripture says about hard times.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":104147,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[33],"tags":[],"series":[],"class_list":["post-45467","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-prayers"],"mb":[],"acf":[],"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":54822,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/let-the-dead-bury\/","url_meta":{"origin":45467,"position":0},"title":"What did Jesus mean when He said \u201cLet the dead bury their own&#8221;?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"augustus 11, 2026","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover the meaning behind Jesus' words, \u201cLet the dead bury their own dead,\u201d and explore its significance in today\u2019s context.","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Christian Education&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Christian Education","link":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/category\/christian-education\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"Christ in mosaic, in the style of Caravaggio","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00510.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200,"srcset":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00510.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=350%2C200 1x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00510.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=525%2C300 1.5x, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/christianpure.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/hf620-img_00510.webp?fit=900%2C663&ssl=1&resize=700%2C400 2x"},"classes":[]},{"id":54825,"url":"https:\/\/christianpure.com\/nl\/learn\/faith-without-works-dead\/","url_meta":{"origin":45467,"position":1},"title":"Why is faith without works dead?","author":"Christian Pure Team","date":"oktober 26, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Discover why faith without works is considered dead. 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