{"id":3880,"date":"2012-02-27T21:03:40","date_gmt":"2012-02-27T21:03:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/prayables\/?p=3880"},"modified":"2012-02-27T21:03:40","modified_gmt":"2012-02-27T21:03:40","slug":"the-making-of-a-star","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/prayables\/2012\/02\/the-making-of-a-star.html","title":{"rendered":"The Making of a Star"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/02\/the-making-of-a-star-prayer.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-3881\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/309\/2012\/02\/the-making-of-a-star-prayer.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"190\" height=\"140\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s not fame that I seek,<br \/>\nbut a grand opportunity to shine through service.<br \/>\nIsn&#8217;t that what follows all the buffing and refining?<br \/>\nShininess. You blow Your warm breath on me,<br \/>\nand then rub-rub-rub.<br \/>\nThe lessons and the love<br \/>\nare to restore me with a high-gloss finish<br \/>\nthat glistens and reflects You.<br \/>\nGive me the courage to neither shrink<br \/>\nnor cloak the living light You put inside me.<\/p>\n<p><em>Erika Harris, <a title=\"Prayables.com\" href=\"http:\/\/prayables.com\" target=\"_blank\">Prayables<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s not fame that I seek, but a grand opportunity to shine through service. Isn&#8217;t that what follows all the buffing and refining? Shininess. You blow Your warm breath on me, and then rub-rub-rub. The lessons and the love are to restore me with a high-gloss finish that glistens and reflects You. 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