{"id":1043,"date":"2017-08-07T05:00:56","date_gmt":"2017-08-07T10:00:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1043"},"modified":"2017-07-19T21:50:03","modified_gmt":"2017-07-20T02:50:03","slug":"lighting-our-way","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/08\/lighting-our-way.html","title":{"rendered":"Lighting our way"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_0111\"<\/a>I know as the summer moves on and turns to fall, the\u00a0sun will not be out as late as I would like. I know it would take some getting used to a place that is light all day and night, but the fact that we have other sources of light is a comfort.<\/p>\n

It is also comforting that there are many sources of light for our spiritual journeys. There are countless books and videos and podcasts, and several other places we can turn when we need to light our way. We don’t have to continue in the dark. Even when things are challenging, God is there to show us the light switch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I know as the summer moves on and turns to fall, the\u00a0sun will not be out as late as I would like. I know it would take some getting used to a place that is light all day and night, but the fact that we have other sources of light is a comfort. 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