{"id":3849,"date":"2017-12-25T21:00:59","date_gmt":"2017-12-26T02:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/?p=3849"},"modified":"2017-12-25T18:58:39","modified_gmt":"2017-12-25T23:58:39","slug":"christmas-dinner-prayer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sharecatholic.com\/blog\/christmas-dinner-prayer","title":{"rendered":"A Christmas Dinner Prayer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Dear Heavenly Father,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Love brought Jesus to the earth, and love brings us to this Christmas table.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">Today as we share this holiday feast, may we also share with one another a joyful heart and a warm smile.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #993300;\">May our Christmas dinner be filled with kindness. 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