{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Guideposts Articles","provider_url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles","author_name":"Bob Hostetler","author_url":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/author\/bob_hostetler\/","title":"5 Great Reasons to Pray Specifically","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"DJHiIpIXuj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/5-great-reasons-to-pray-specifically\/\">5 Great Reasons to Pray Specifically<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/how-to-pray\/5-great-reasons-to-pray-specifically\/embed\/#?secret=DJHiIpIXuj\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;5 Great Reasons to Pray Specifically&#8221; &#8212; Guideposts Articles\" data-secret=\"DJHiIpIXuj\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script>\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n<\/script>\n","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/articles.guideposts.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/blog_pray_specific_needs_600-1.jpg","thumbnail_width":600,"thumbnail_height":338,"description":"When Jesus taught his followers to pray, he could have said to pray, \u201cbless us\u201d or \u201chelp us.\u201d But he didn\u2019t. He said, \u201cGive us this day our daily bread.\u201d He urged his followers to be specific in prayer. To his first followers, bread was central to life. It was a staple. A necessity. A [&hellip;]"}