{"id":1168,"date":"2017-12-18T05:00:45","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T11:00:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1168"},"modified":"2017-11-01T19:41:15","modified_gmt":"2017-11-02T00:41:15","slug":"the-finer-details","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/12\/the-finer-details.html","title":{"rendered":"The finer details"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/08\/IMG_0572.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1074 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/08\/IMG_0572-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0572\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>We are in the time of the month getting closer and closer to Christmas. Things remain chaotic with lists to check twice. Grocery shopping and gift shopping. There are a million details we need to attend to in the next few weeks.<\/p>\n<p>But there are the finer details of our spiritual experience on which we need to focus our attention. The finer details such as considering the real meaning of the holiday. We need to pay attention to the quiet moments, no matter how few and far between.<\/p>\n<p>Can you find a few moments in the morning before all the activity begins to concentrate on the finer details?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We are in the time of the month getting closer and closer to Christmas. Things remain chaotic with lists to check twice. Grocery shopping and gift shopping. There are a million details we need to attend to in the next few weeks. 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