{"id":6874,"date":"2024-09-21T19:30:00","date_gmt":"2024-09-21T23:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/?p=6874"},"modified":"2024-09-22T16:10:00","modified_gmt":"2024-09-22T20:10:00","slug":"when-you-feel-like-you-are-drowning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/when-you-feel-like-you-are-drowning\/","title":{"rendered":"When you feel like you are drowning in Life"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sept21.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"594\" height=\"355\" data-attachment-id=\"6875\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/spiritual-practices\/when-you-feel-like-you-are-drowning\/attachment\/sept21-2\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sept21.jpg?fit=594%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"594,355\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;surfer&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;1726252627&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"sept21\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sept21.jpg?fit=594%2C355&amp;ssl=1\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sept21.jpg?resize=594%2C355&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-6875\" style=\"width:843px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sept21.jpg?w=594&amp;ssl=1 594w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fatherboniface.org\/wordpresshome\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/09\/sept21.jpg?resize=300%2C179&amp;ssl=1 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 594px) 100vw, 594px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Remember that your lifeguard walks on water.<br>During any storm, Jesus is the best shelter to have.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Art by Howard Lyon<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Remember that your lifeguard walks on water.During any storm, Jesus is the best shelter to have. 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