{"id":699,"date":"2016-09-28T05:00:57","date_gmt":"2016-09-28T10:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=699"},"modified":"2016-09-20T18:23:02","modified_gmt":"2016-09-20T23:23:02","slug":"fountain-of-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/09\/fountain-of-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Fountain of faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes life comes at us in torrents. Our emotions can be overwhelming and scary at times.\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/07\/IMG_4310-e1474412333727.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-651 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/07\/IMG_4310-e1474412333727-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_4310\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Yet other times our emotions come as a trickle, like the water flowing from this fountain.<\/p>\n<p>There will be torrents and there will be slow trickles in our life, but it is important to know how our faith can adjust to those differences.<\/p>\n<p>If we think of our faith like a fountain, what water pressure comes to mind when you&#8217;ve been through a loss? Do you think the water fountain flows more strongly? Or perhaps it seems to be a weaker stream?<\/p>\n<p>Keeping track of that can help you see where you are on the path and perhaps remind you there&#8217;s always times that you will experience the opposite during your journey.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sometimes life comes at us in torrents. Our emotions can be overwhelming and scary at times.\u00a0 Yet other times our emotions come as a trickle, like the water flowing from this fountain. 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