{"id":786,"date":"2016-12-21T05:00:50","date_gmt":"2016-12-21T11:00:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=786"},"modified":"2016-12-05T19:44:49","modified_gmt":"2016-12-06T01:44:49","slug":"sailing-towards-horizon","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2016\/12\/sailing-towards-horizon.html","title":{"rendered":"Sailing towards the horizon"},"content":{"rendered":"

Christmas is very near. This picture brought to mind the title of the song “I saw three ships…”\u00a0\"IMG_6859\"<\/a>There are so many emotions and memories that arise around the Christmas season. As Christmas Day approaches, it’s important to take a step back. Pretend you’re on one of those three ships. If each of the ships were gifts, how would you identify them? Would you call them faith, hope and love?<\/p>\n

Would you name them after your family members or friends?<\/p>\n

Picture them in your mind, take a deep breath and sail away with the ships of peace.<\/p>\n

Merry Christmas, everyone!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Christmas is very near. This picture brought to mind the title of the song “I saw three ships…”\u00a0There are so many emotions and memories that arise around the Christmas season. As Christmas Day approaches, it’s important to take a step back. Pretend you’re on one of those three ships. 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