{"id":1061,"date":"2016-12-20T19:27:12","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T03:27:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gpmcc.com\/blog1\/?p=1061"},"modified":"2016-12-26T08:52:33","modified_gmt":"2016-12-26T16:52:33","slug":"merry-christmas-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gpmcc.com\/blog1\/merry-christmas-2\/","title":{"rendered":"MERRY CHRISTMAS"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><em><strong><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\">Expectancy is the atmosphere for miracles. &#8212; Edwin Louis Cole<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">Every year we celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ, the Son of God, our creator and the entity we call upon in our time of need.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\">This is a time of miracles, the season for believing, the reason we rejoice. 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