{"id":5348,"date":"2020-06-08T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=5348"},"modified":"2020-06-07T10:37:32","modified_gmt":"2020-06-07T14:37:32","slug":"i-pray-we-dont-go-back-to-normal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/i-pray-we-dont-go-back-to-normal\/","title":{"rendered":"I Pray We Don&#8217;t Go Back to Normal"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<iframe title=\"I Pray We Don't Go Back to Normal 6\/08\/20\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/v7uvw-df06ff?from=yiiadmin&#038;download=1&#038;version=1&#038;skin=1&#038;btn-skin=107&#038;auto=0&#038;share=1&#038;fonts=Helvetica&#038;download=1&#038;rtl=0&#038;pbad=1\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>1. I pray that the next time a friend grabs me and pulls me in for a hug, I actually take the time to appreciate the gift of their embrace.<\/em><\/strong>\u00a0<br><br><em>2. I pray that when school resumes and people are dropping kids off, they take the time to thank the staff for the amazing gift that they give to our community.\u00a0<br><br><strong>3. I pray that the next time I\u2019m sitting in a crowded restaurant I take the time to look around at the smiling faces, loud voices and thank God for the gift of community.<\/strong>\u00a0<br><br>4. I pray that the next time I\u2019m standing in church listening to the voices of praise and worship that I take a moment to thank God for the gift of congregation.\u00a0<br><br><strong>5. I pray that the next time I see a person or situation that needs prayer, I hope I pray as passionately and fervently as I have these past few months<\/strong>.<br><br>6. I pray that when I am at the grocery store that I take a moment to thank God that He provides us with the necessities of life and the amazing people who work so hard to keep us supplied.\u00a0<br><br><strong>7. I pray that I never again take for granted the ability to hop in the car and visit a friend, go to the mall, go to a gathering, etc.<\/strong><\/em>\u00a0<br><br><strong>So, truth is, I don\u2019t want things to return to the way they once were. I pray that we take the lessons and challenges of the past few months and create a new normal. My goal is to pray more, love harder, and truly appreciate the daily abundance of blessings that were so easily overlooked just a mere few weeks ago.\u00a0<\/strong><br><br><em>Have a blessed day!<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>How will your resolutions about doing the above 7 prayers become a reality?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>How long do you think it will be before you go back to your old ways of thinking and living?\u00a0Why do you say that?<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>1. I pray that the next time a friend grabs me and pulls me in for a hug, I actually take the time to appreciate the gift of their embrace.\u00a0 2. I pray that when school resumes and people are dropping kids off, they take the time to thank the staff for the amazing gift [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":5349,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"qubely_global_settings":"","qubely_interactions":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"qubely_featured_image_url":{"full":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"landscape":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"portraits":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded-150x141.png",150,141,true],"medium":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"medium_large":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"large":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"1536x1536":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"2048x2048":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"ocean-thumb-m":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"ocean-thumb-ml":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"ocean-thumb-l":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"qubely_landscape":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"qubely_portrait":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded.png",249,141,false],"qubely_thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded-140x100.png",140,100,true],"rpwe-thumbnail":["https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/Praying-with-Hands-Folded-45x45.png",45,45,true]},"qubely_author":{"display_name":"Medard Laz","author_link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/author\/medlaz\/"},"qubely_comment":0,"qubely_category":"<a href=\"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/category\/daily-treats\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Daily Treats<\/a>","qubely_excerpt":"1. 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