{"id":1055,"date":"2017-08-28T05:00:51","date_gmt":"2017-08-28T10:00:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1055"},"modified":"2017-07-24T20:49:00","modified_gmt":"2017-07-25T01:49:00","slug":"sitting-with-a-friend","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/08\/sitting-with-a-friend.html","title":{"rendered":"Sitting with a friend"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_1099\"<\/a>There is nothing better than sitting with a good friend on a summer day. Or any day for that matter. Being with friends can revive the spirit and give us a different perspective that we might not have considered.<\/p>\n

Sometimes it is not possible to sit with your friend in person. But there is a way to sit with them in prayer and support.<\/p>\n

And when you feel like you cannot find a friend in the world to sit with, remember that God is already sitting with you. Where two or three or gathered … it is true that God is with you. Can you feel that presence?<\/p>\n

Next time you are sitting with your friend, say a prayer of thanksgiving for their presence in your lives.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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