{"id":727,"date":"2016-10-26T05:00:09","date_gmt":"2016-10-26T10:00:09","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=727"},"modified":"2016-10-08T13:16:37","modified_gmt":"2016-10-08T18:16:37","slug":"blooming-fall-faith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/10\/blooming-fall-faith.html","title":{"rendered":"Blooming in the fall of faith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>One of the things that amazes me about this wor<a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/10\/IMG_5746-e1475950027404.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-721 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/10\/IMG_5746-e1475950027404-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_5746\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>ld is how there are so many different climates and how things can grow long into the season that you would think it wouldn&#8217;t last.<\/p>\n<p>A rose is in full bloom later in the year and it reminds me of how no matter what season we are in our lives, there can still be growth.<\/p>\n<p>Our faith can still bloom, even as the weather turns to a new season, a cooler season for most.<\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s so amazing to me that there can be growth, even when we least expect to see it.<\/p>\n<p>What do you see around you that you think may have already been past its prime but still continues to bring beauty to your world?<\/p>\n<p>Please share in the comments!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; One of the things that amazes me about this world is how there are so many different climates and how things can grow long into the season that you would think it wouldn&#8217;t last. 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