1.0Through the Lens of Faithhttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaitheelliotthttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/author/eelliottLife in layers - Through the Lens of Faithrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="HEeelHDwsM"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2017/02/life-in-layers.html">Life in layers</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/2017/02/life-in-layers.html/embed#?secret=HEeelHDwsM" width="600" height="338" title="“Life in layers” — Through the Lens of Faith" data-secret="HEeelHDwsM" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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There are so many layers in our lives. There is the career layer, that provides an identity in the eyes of coworkers and others. There is the family layer, where we are known to loved ones, those related by blood and those considered family. Another layer is that of friendships that have grown over the…http://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/throughthelensoffaith/files/2017/01/IMG_0098-300x225.jpg