{"id":5800,"date":"2020-07-30T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-07-30T05:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/?p=5800"},"modified":"2020-07-29T22:13:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-30T02:13:17","slug":"god-renews-our-strength","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.treatsforthesoul.org\/god-renews-our-strength\/","title":{"rendered":"God Renews Our Strength"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n<iframe title=\"God Renews Our Strength 7\/30\/20\" height=\"122\" width=\"100%\" style=\"border: none;\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/media\/player\/kywfn-e4ef36?from=pb6admin&amp;download=1&amp;version=1&amp;auto=0&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Helvetica&amp;skin=1&amp;pfauth=&amp;btn-skin=107\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><strong><em>I have a new book out entitled, THE GATHERING. It is my first novel.\u00a0<br>Just go to Amazon Books and Type In: THE GATHERING\u00a0\u00a0Medard Laz<br>Click On the Cover Picture. Then Click On: Look Inside.\u00a0<br>Enjoy Reading the Preface, the Prologue and the beginning of Chapter One for Free.<br>I hope you will enjoy my New Book\u2026THE GATHERING\u2026.Online or in Paperback.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><br>                                         <em><strong>  Fr. Medard Laz<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>In times of need, Jesus promises his disciples &#8212; you will receive strength from above.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Rabbi Harold Kushner, the author of\u00a0<strong>\u201cWhen Bad Things Happen to Good People,\u201d<\/strong> reflects on this strength.\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;I have seen weak people become strong,&#8221;\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>he writes,\u00a0<strong><em>&#8220;timid people become brave, selfish people become generous. 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