{"id":1064,"date":"2017-09-11T12:00:06","date_gmt":"2017-09-11T17:00:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1064"},"modified":"2017-08-26T09:05:11","modified_gmt":"2017-08-26T14:05:11","slug":"gratitude-on-the-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/09\/gratitude-on-the-horizon.html","title":{"rendered":"Gratitude on the horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"

There are so many things in this world\u00a0for which to be grateful. Is it always easy to see these things?\u00a0\"IMG_1108\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Not always. Sometimes we get caught up in the struggles of everyday life or in the crises of the world we live in. It is hard to see what blessings there may be around us.<\/p>\n

So, if that is the case in your life, start with the moment closest to you. Or the person closest to you. It does not even have to be some far off thought in the distance.<\/p>\n

See the person or moment near you and pray in gratitude for their existence in your world. They will be blessed, as well as you opening up to the gratitude on the horizon.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There are so many things in this world\u00a0for which to be grateful. Is it always easy to see these things?\u00a0 Not always. Sometimes we get caught up in the struggles of everyday life or in the crises of the world we live in. 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