{"id":10780,"date":"2025-02-05T14:27:27","date_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:27:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/?p=10780"},"modified":"2025-02-05T14:27:28","modified_gmt":"2025-02-05T19:27:28","slug":"from-prayer-to-action-now-is-the-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nccumc.org\/leadership\/2025\/02\/from-prayer-to-action-now-is-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"From Prayer to Action\u2014Now Is the Time!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Now is the time&#8230;<em>Looking Inward, Living Outward<\/em>&nbsp;with Daniel Wolpert highlights how spiritual practices can empower us to care for others and create communities of healing and justice. 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