{"id":761,"date":"2016-11-30T05:00:16","date_gmt":"2016-11-30T11:00:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=761"},"modified":"2016-11-03T21:54:55","modified_gmt":"2016-11-04T02:54:55","slug":"seasons-change","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/11\/seasons-change.html","title":{"rendered":"Seasons change"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2016\/11\/IMG_6309-e1478227789674.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-741\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2016\/11\/IMG_6309-e1478227789674-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_6309\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>It&#8217;s bound to happen. Seasons are always going to be changing.<\/p>\n<p>I try to find comfort in that. Especially when I am less fond of particular seasons, say of winter? Remembering that seasons always change, I can have hope that the cold won&#8217;t last as long and that spring will bring back the beautiful green colors and flowers I hope for the rest of the seasons.<\/p>\n<p>Our faith lives have seasons, too. There have been times in my life where I would describe the season as summer. The season where children are free from school and anxiety about tests. The season where parents can have a little more time with their kids that isn&#8217;t spent on homework.<\/p>\n<p>Other times it&#8217;s been in the deep dark winter of a season. But I have to remember that there will come another spring soon enough.<\/p>\n<p>What season are you in these days?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It&#8217;s bound to happen. Seasons are always going to be changing. I try to find comfort in that. Especially when I am less fond of particular seasons, say of winter? 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