{"id":430,"date":"2016-02-24T09:00:30","date_gmt":"2016-02-24T15:00:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=430"},"modified":"2016-02-06T19:48:41","modified_gmt":"2016-02-07T01:48:41","slug":"pens-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/02\/pens-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Pens in Faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/02\/IMG_1791-e1454809687767.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-466\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/02\/IMG_1791-e1454809687767-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_1791\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>There is something magical about a pen.<\/p>\n<p>Words of comfort and grace can flow from the mind of the writer to a paper for the reader. I know the world is much more digital than ever before, yet the need for a pen is still there. If anything, writing sympathy wishes or birthday greetings can still require pens at different points.<\/p>\n<p>Try to pay attention this week to how often you use a pen. Maybe it&#8217;s for the shopping list on your refrigerator or the calendar that tracks your child&#8217;s myriad activities.<\/p>\n<p>Try to write a letter to a loved one near or far and them them for their presence in your lives. Nothing beats a handwritten note!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>There is something magical about a pen. Words of comfort and grace can flow from the mind of the writer to a paper for the reader. I know the world is much more digital than ever before, yet the need for a pen is still there. 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