{"id":1207,"date":"2018-01-31T05:00:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-31T11:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1207"},"modified":"2018-01-03T21:53:41","modified_gmt":"2018-01-04T03:53:41","slug":"one-month-in","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2018\/01\/one-month-in.html","title":{"rendered":"One month in"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/12\/IMG_3592-e1515037686273.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1182 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/12\/IMG_3592-e1515037686273-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3592\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>We have made it one month into 2018. How has this first month gone for you?<\/p>\n<p>Where did you find God?<\/p>\n<p>What do you think will be most helpful as you move on to the next month?<\/p>\n<p>Maybe during the next month, it would be helpful to volunteer more or start volunteering. Sometimes, focusing on others that we have not helped before can bring us clarity and joy.<\/p>\n<p>What did you find strength in during this first month? A new year always brings the best intentions.<\/p>\n<p>And we know that even when our best intentions in our spiritual lives falter, God loves us through that day and all the others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We have made it one month into 2018. How has this first month gone for you? Where did you find God? What do you think will be most helpful as you move on to the next month? Maybe during the next month, it would be helpful to volunteer more or start volunteering. 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