{"id":25332,"date":"2026-03-11T17:15:54","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T17:15:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/uncategorized\/what-prayer-can-do-healing-our-divisions\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T06:20:06","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T06:20:06","slug":"what-prayer-can-do-healing-our-divisions","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/prayer\/true-stories-of-answered-prayer\/what-prayer-can-do-healing-our-divisions\/","title":{"rendered":"What Prayer Can Do: Healing Our Divisions"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPromise me you won\u2019t bring up politics,\u201d I said to my husband, Don, as we left for <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/angels\/filling-up-on-faith-at-christmas\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Christmas dinner<\/a> at my sister\u2019s.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI\u2019ve already promised!\u201d Don said.<\/p>\n<p>For most of our marriage, Don and I had been on the same page politically. But lately we weren\u2019t even in the same book, and Don never missed a chance to voice his opinions. I knew it wasn\u2019t just Don and me with this problem. The whole country seemed spoiling for a fight.<\/p>\n<p>Don kept his word, and dinner went well\u2014until my sister made a comment about the news. Her husband chimed in. Don responded. In seconds, <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/family\/4-ways-to-be-positive-during-family-gatherings\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">harsh words were flying<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIsn\u2019t it nice that we can vote for anyone we want?\u201d I said nervously when there was a break in the action. Everyone settled down\u2014or more accurately, returned to their corners. I spent the rest of the dinner feeling tense, waiting for them to go at it again. <em>God, help me find a way to <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/angels-and-miracles\/life-after-death\/how-love-healed-a-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bring our family back together<\/a>, <\/em>I asked on the way home.<\/p>\n<p>I waited for God to give me a brilliant idea. And waited. As I was making breakfast shortly after <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/inspiring-stories\/stories-of-faith-and-hope\/a-new-years-resolution-before-thanksgiving\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">New Year\u2019s<\/a>, the topic was still on my mind. <em>Maybe avoiding politics is the best we can do<\/em>.<\/p>\n<p>Don looked up from his newspaper at the table. \u201cI think we should start <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/friends-and-family\/marriage\/a-lesson-in-marriage-pray-together-stay-together\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">praying together every day<\/a>,\u201d he said. I agreed to give it a try. The tension between us disappeared when <a href=\"https:\/\/gpbookstore.org\/articles\/positive-living\/health-and-wellness\/better-living\/emotional-and-mental-health\/how-to-stay-faithful-and-focused-on-god\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">we focused our attention on God<\/a>, and we both felt good asking him to give wisdom to our leaders. A few weeks after we started our new prayer habit,<\/p>\n<p>Don suggested we invite the rest of the family to join in by phone. It was a great success. One afternoon, Don and I were driving when a news brief came on the radio. I braced myself for Don to offer some comment that I couldn\u2019t let go. 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I know he\u2019ll heal our nation too.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><em>For more inspiring stories, subscribe to <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shopguideposts.org\/magazines\/guideposts-magazine.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Guideposts<\/strong><\/a> <em>magazine<\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u201cPromise me you won\u2019t bring up politics,\u201d I said to my husband, Don, as we left for Christmas dinner at my sister\u2019s. \u201cI\u2019ve already promised!\u201d Don said. For most of our marriage, Don and I had been on the same page politically. 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