{"id":666,"date":"2016-08-17T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=666"},"modified":"2016-07-31T13:25:42","modified_gmt":"2016-07-31T18:25:42","slug":"sometimes-there-are-clouds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/08\/sometimes-there-are-clouds.html","title":{"rendered":"Sometimes there are clouds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes there are clouds in our lives. They can be light and springy. Or they <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/07\/IMG_4565.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-657 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/07\/IMG_4565-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4565\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>can be dark and stormy. We have to learn to accept these clouds as part of our lives. Just as the weather changes, sometimes unpredictably, so too the clouds in our lives can change.<\/p>\n<p>When we find ourselves surrounded by the dark and stormy clouds, it is important to remember that they will pass in time. We won&#8217;t be under the storm forever.<\/p>\n<p>Take a deep breath when those storm clouds move in and you will soon be able to see the lighter clouds on the horizon.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes there are clouds in our lives. They can be light and springy. Or they can be dark and stormy. We have to learn to accept these clouds as part of our lives. Just as the weather changes, sometimes unpredictably, so too the clouds in our lives can change. 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