{"id":978,"date":"2017-06-05T05:00:12","date_gmt":"2017-06-05T10:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/?p=978"},"modified":"2017-05-30T13:45:24","modified_gmt":"2017-05-30T18:45:24","slug":"renewing-hope","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/2017\/06\/renewing-hope.html","title":{"rendered":"Renewing hope"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing the greenery around me either in the city or when I get the opportunity to drive to a beautiful <a href=\"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/throughthelensoffaith\/files\/2017\/05\/IMG_0243.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-973\" src=\"https:\/\/wp-media.beliefnet.com\/sites\/388\/2017\/05\/IMG_0243-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"IMG_0243\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" \/><\/a>place gives me hope. There is\u00a0always new life springing forth, be it buds on a tree or flowers growing. I used to be one that preferred the Fall. I love the colors and the hints of a new season.<\/p>\n<p>But I think this current season provides more hope. At times when personally things are challenging, I can look out and see that things will continue to change, perhaps, but there will\u00a0always be beauty in the midst of the struggles.<\/p>\n<p>Thank God for beauty.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Seeing the greenery around me either in the city or when I get the opportunity to drive to a beautiful place gives me hope. There is\u00a0always new life springing forth, be it buds on a tree or flowers growing. I used to be one that preferred the Fall. 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