{"id":852,"date":"2017-02-20T05:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-02-20T11:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=852"},"modified":"2017-01-29T17:33:29","modified_gmt":"2017-01-29T23:33:29","slug":"chains-link-us-together","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/02\/chains-link-us-together.html","title":{"rendered":"Chains link us together"},"content":{"rendered":"

What links us together? What makes us whole?<\/p>\n

Each one of the\u00a0beads on this chain could stand for an individual person. They stand for gifts that we have been given and also for the talents we are called to share.\"IMG_0089\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Imagine how strong we can be with each of these beads strung together. There are many times in the world where people have come together to defend the lives of those who need defending. It is very powerful to see that happen.<\/p>\n

When the chain of beads is broken, \u00a0it doesn’t affect only one, but the rest.<\/p>\n

What can you do to ensure that your piece of the chain is strong?<\/p>\n

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What links us together? What makes us whole? Each one of the\u00a0beads on this chain could stand for an individual person. They stand for gifts that we have been given and also for the talents we are called to share. Imagine how strong we can be with each of these beads strung together. 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