{"id":796,"date":"2017-01-04T08:12:53","date_gmt":"2017-01-04T14:12:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=796"},"modified":"2017-01-04T08:12:53","modified_gmt":"2017-01-04T14:12:53","slug":"bridging-reflections","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/01\/bridging-reflections.html","title":{"rendered":"Bridging reflections"},"content":{"rendered":"

A new year is a great time to bridge reflections from the past year with hopes for the future. Imagine being in the middle of this bridge, knowing one year is \"IMG_5654\"<\/a>behind you. What from the past do you want to take into the next part of the journey? Do you see yourself carrying a lot of baggage from 2016? Or are your hands free of things that held you back?<\/p>\n

Perhaps your prayer life in 2016 was a struggle. Perhaps you had a hard time focusing on it as things in the world kept more of your attention.<\/p>\n

As you continue to walk the bridge into this new year, what are some ways you can deepen your prayer? How can you bring your faith into your daily life in a way that maybe wasn’t possible last year?<\/p>\n

Feel free to share in the comments any resolutions you have for your prayer life in 2017. Perhaps it will help others bridge the gap.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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