{"id":1091,"date":"2017-09-18T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2017-09-18T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1091"},"modified":"2017-09-01T06:32:00","modified_gmt":"2017-09-01T11:32:00","slug":"sailing-into-peace","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/09\/sailing-into-peace.html","title":{"rendered":"Sailing into peace"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"IMG_0317\"<\/a>What direction are your sails of faith pointing right now? Are you focusing on getting through some rough waters you encountered? Or are you sailing through with nothing but blue skies?<\/p>\n

It is important to remember how much things can change. Your sails might be pointed through rough waters now, but just on the other side could be blue skies. The same is true for the reverse trip.<\/p>\n

Perhaps what we need to recall is to keep our sails pointed to God and know we will always be loved by the master sailor who will help us sail into peace.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What direction are your sails of faith pointing right now? Are you focusing on getting through some rough waters you encountered? Or are you sailing through with nothing but blue skies? It is important to remember how much things can change. 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