{"id":925,"date":"2017-05-03T05:00:25","date_gmt":"2017-05-03T10:00:25","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=925"},"modified":"2017-05-01T06:55:01","modified_gmt":"2017-05-01T11:55:01","slug":"locking-in-our-love","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/05\/locking-in-our-love.html","title":{"rendered":"Locking in our love"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_9494-e1493639681978.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-934\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/05\/IMG_9494-e1493639681978-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_9494\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>We all want to feel secure. We want to know we are surrounded by loving people who care about us just as we are, foibles and all.<\/p>\n<p>This bridge full of locks had many messages of love. They symbolize commitment and partnership.<\/p>\n<p>If your faith was one of those locks, what would you mark on it? Would you write God+ME=Love? Would you write the word faith on it? Locks can be dangerous in a way if we keep our love on lock-down and not share it freely.<\/p>\n<p>Is your lock keeping your love in or declaring your commitment to each other?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We all want to feel secure. We want to know we are surrounded by loving people who care about us just as we are, foibles and all. This bridge full of locks had many messages of love. They symbolize commitment and partnership. 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