{"id":380,"date":"2015-12-14T09:00:12","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T15:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=380"},"modified":"2015-12-03T19:23:01","modified_gmt":"2015-12-04T01:23:01","slug":"a-time-for-waiting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2015\/12\/a-time-for-waiting.html","title":{"rendered":"A Time for Waiting"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We all have the same amount of time each day. Twenty-four hours can seem like an eternity when you are anxiously awaiting news or ha<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" size-medium wp-image-379 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2015\/12\/time-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"time\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/>ve something important to get done. It can also seem like it&#8217;s over in twenty-four minutes, when you are having a lot of fun and truly enjoying what you are doing at the moment.<\/p>\n<p>Time is a gift that is easy to take advantage of at moments. Especially in a season where running from holiday party to bake sale to stores can eat up a lot of time, even if it is fun.<\/p>\n<p>So, what can you do to take advantage of the gift of time? This week, think of 24 things you can do if you had just a few minutes extra a day. It may be hard to do this at first, but perhaps you can use it as a time to count your blessings and learn to wait in the process.<\/p>\n<p>Just give it a try.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have the same amount of time each day. Twenty-four hours can seem like an eternity when you are anxiously awaiting news or have something important to get done. 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