{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"Everyday Spirituality","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality","author_name":"Cheryl Petersen","author_url":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/author\/cherylpetersen","title":"Pruning Out the Useless - Everyday Spirituality","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"NKZ0cXQRRO\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2013\/06\/pruning-out-the-useless.html\">Pruning Out the Useless<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/everydayspirituality\/2013\/06\/pruning-out-the-useless.html\/embed#?secret=NKZ0cXQRRO\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;Pruning Out the Useless&#8221; &#8212; Everyday Spirituality\" data-secret=\"NKZ0cXQRRO\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Down the road from where I live is a grape vineyard. Uncared for. Neglected. The trellised vines are still standing, but the amount of fruit produced is negligible. Farmers know that they need to prune their trees and plants in order to be productive. Excessive limbs and vines are cut out so they don\u2019t block&hellip;","thumbnail_url":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/everydayspirituality\/files\/2013\/05\/unpruned-grape-vines-small.jpg"}