{"id":1108,"date":"2017-10-16T05:00:23","date_gmt":"2017-10-16T10:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1108"},"modified":"2017-09-25T21:06:35","modified_gmt":"2017-09-26T02:06:35","slug":"in-the-shadows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/10\/in-the-shadows.html","title":{"rendered":"In the shadows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes seeing shadows can be scary. They can startle you, especially when you think you&#8217;re walking <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/08\/IMG_0384-e1505335689234.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1079 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/08\/IMG_0384-e1505335689234-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0384\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>alone down a street.<\/p>\n<p>Yet shadows can help us see where we may need work. The shadows can alert us to areas in ourselves that need some tender loving care.<\/p>\n<p>How do you approach your own shadow? Do you try to run?<\/p>\n<p>We all have shadows inside, but if we work through these with faith, we will find a light to lessen the shadows.<\/p>\n<p>Do you have someone you look to in your life who provides a light to your shadow? 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