{"id":884,"date":"2017-03-13T05:00:35","date_gmt":"2017-03-13T10:00:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=884"},"modified":"2017-02-12T16:58:58","modified_gmt":"2017-02-12T22:58:58","slug":"broken-yet-whole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/03\/broken-yet-whole.html","title":{"rendered":"Broken, yet whole"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/02\/IMG_0109-1-e1486931558549.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-882 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/02\/IMG_0109-1-e1486931558549-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0109\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a>We all have broken places within us. There are places where we think we may never find healing.<\/p>\n<p>Yet one should never give up the hope or believe that we will be made whole again. The holes in our hearts that were touched by challenges beyond our control will once again be sealed.<\/p>\n<p>With time and with friends and family, the broken places can find a way to mend.<\/p>\n<p>Our brokenness in no way diminishes our wholeness. We are all part of the same community of people who have experienced the same or similar things.<\/p>\n<p>Reach out this week and bring some light to those who only see their brokenness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all have broken places within us. There are places where we think we may never find healing. Yet one should never give up the hope or believe that we will be made whole again. The holes in our hearts that were touched by challenges beyond our control will once again be sealed. 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