{"id":1239,"date":"2018-03-05T05:00:58","date_gmt":"2018-03-05T11:00:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=1239"},"modified":"2018-03-04T14:19:41","modified_gmt":"2018-03-04T20:19:41","slug":"making-way-spring","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2018\/03\/making-way-spring.html","title":{"rendered":"Making way for spring"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/12\/IMG_3544-e1520193603225.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-1180 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/12\/IMG_3544-e1520193603225-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_3544\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>The earth is making its way toward spring. Some buds are peaking out early, depending upon the weather where you are. When I see the buds, it gives me hope.<\/p>\n<p>Spring is good for the earth. It is good for our soul.<\/p>\n<p>When the world warms around us, it is easier for our souls to feel warm. Winter can be long for many reasons.<\/p>\n<p>What warms your heart on cold days? What prayers bring you a spring soul?<\/p>\n<p>Share ideas in the comments.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The earth is making its way toward spring. Some buds are peaking out early, depending upon the weather where you are. When I see the buds, it gives me hope. Spring is good for the earth. It is good for our soul. When the world warms around us, it is easier for our souls to&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":591,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1239","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Making way for spring - Through the Lens of Faith<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2018\/03\/making-way-spring.html\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Making way for spring - Through the Lens of Faith\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The earth is making its way toward spring. 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