{"id":2576,"date":"2012-07-13T08:29:50","date_gmt":"2012-07-13T13:29:50","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=2576"},"modified":"2012-07-12T09:26:24","modified_gmt":"2012-07-12T14:26:24","slug":"when-darkness-lifts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.womens-spirituality.com\/?p=2576","title":{"rendered":"When darkness lifts. . ."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>My last post was regarding how blue I had been feeling. \u00a0I am relieved to say my spirits have lifted. \u00a0Many things contributed to the freedom I now feel, but the primary &#8220;lifter&#8221; was a comment from a loving friend who walks the path I am on. \u00a0He was God-sent, that day. \u00a0I&#8217;m sure of it.<\/p>\n<p>I think God is always sending help. \u00a0We simply don&#8217;t always &#8220;see&#8221; it or accept it. \u00a0I knew my friend&#8217;s words were <strong>Truth<\/strong> and I was more than eager to allow them to recharge my perception. \u00a0As I left the meeting, I knew my heart had been touched. \u00a0The veil of darkness was lifting with each step I took. \u00a0He had fulfilled God&#8217;s plan for me that day and I was seeing with fresh eyes.<\/p>\n<p>Since that experience, every day, each moment actually, has felt different, lighter, more hopeful. \u00a0We are angels in skin. \u00a0I&#8217;m convinced of it. \u00a0To serve one another in that capacity is our primary &#8220;assignment&#8221; 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