1.0Through the Lens of Faithhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaitheelliotthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/author/eelliottSometimes there are clouds - Through the Lens of Faithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="iY3vWoLNt3"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2016/08/sometimes-there-are-clouds.html">Sometimes there are clouds</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2016/08/sometimes-there-are-clouds.html/embed#?secret=iY3vWoLNt3" width="600" height="338" title="“Sometimes there are clouds” — Through the Lens of Faith" data-secret="iY3vWoLNt3" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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Sometimes there are clouds in our lives. They can be light and springy. Or they can be dark and stormy. We have to learn to accept these clouds as part of our lives. Just as the weather changes, sometimes unpredictably, so too the clouds in our lives can change. When we find ourselves surrounded by…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/files/2016/07/IMG_4565-300x225.jpg