{"id":913,"date":"2017-04-17T05:00:38","date_gmt":"2017-04-17T10:00:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=913"},"modified":"2017-03-08T11:49:12","modified_gmt":"2017-03-08T17:49:12","slug":"counting-days-blessings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/04\/counting-days-blessings.html","title":{"rendered":"Counting days of blessings"},"content":{"rendered":"

Life can be so short. It’s so important to count your blessings every day.\u00a0\"IMG_8320\"<\/a><\/p>\n

Do you have a ritual or a set time that you look back on your day? Do you recognize the blessings in each event in your day?<\/p>\n

It can be hard, I admit, to see blessings everywhere. Sometimes I have to stretch to think of even one good thing in a day, but I think it is really important and necessary for our faith life to continue to flourish and grow. Perhaps an encounter with someone new was a blessing. Or seeing an old friend after several months.<\/p>\n

Whatever you count as blessings, make sure to tell others. Share them in the comments – it might just help others to remember their own!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Life can be so short. It’s so important to count your blessings every day.\u00a0 Do you have a ritual or a set time that you look back on your day? Do you recognize the blessings in each event in your day? It can be hard, I admit, to see blessings everywhere. 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