{"id":1607,"date":"2012-11-04T01:23:54","date_gmt":"2012-11-04T06:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pastorfrog.com\/?p=1607"},"modified":"2012-10-05T00:40:18","modified_gmt":"2012-10-05T05:40:18","slug":"the-late-awakening","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pastorfrog.com\/?p=1607","title":{"rendered":"The Late Awakening"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Luke 2:8-12<\/strong> <em>That night there were shepherds staying in the fields nearby, guarding their flocks of sheep. <sup>9<\/sup>Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord\u2019s glory surrounded them. 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