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What has four legs (more or less) and needs prayers? Probably someone you know.<\/p>\n

I\u2019ve said it before\u2014we\u2019re a praying company. GUIDEPOSTS receives hundreds of thousands of prayer requests<\/a> a year, each and every one prayed for by name and need by staff and by thousands of volunteers around the world. If you have a need, we\u2019ll pray 24\/7. That\u2019s the deal.<\/p>\n

The prayer requests we get range from pleas for universal peace and harmony to help with a balky transmission in a 1961 Pontiac Bonneville that was headed for a classic car show. Usually people pray for their families, for their health and the health of loved ones, for finances and for freedom from fear and worry. If you want to know what\u2019s important to people, find out what they pray for.<\/p>\n

One constant that touches a place in my heart is prayers for pets and animals. As you know, Julee and I have Millie, our two-year-old golden retriever who shows up periodically in some of your favorite videos<\/a> at Guideposts.com. Millie is family and we will pray for her as quick and naturally as we will pray for any human loved one.<\/p>\n

I know<\/em> you pray for your pets because I get the letters and emails and posts. You\u2019ve asked for prayers for everything from parakeets to a whole herd of cattle.<\/p>\n

Here\u2019s what I\u2019d like to propose: a special prayer page for your pets<\/a> right here on our site. Send a picture along with your specific pet-related prayer request and we\u2019ll post it on the page<\/a>. You\u2019ll also be able to see and pray for other people\u2019s pets. Meanwhile, check out this video of Millie and me<\/a>. I think you\u2019ll like it. Millie does.<\/p>\n

Edward Grinnan is Editor-in-Chief and Vice President of GUIDEPOSTS Publications.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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