{"id":87,"date":"2006-03-04T18:01:04","date_gmt":"2006-03-04T23:01:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/?p=87"},"modified":"2017-04-17T22:09:37","modified_gmt":"2017-04-18T02:09:37","slug":"87","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/blog\/87\/","title":{"rendered":"","gt_translate_keys":[{"key":"rendered","format":"text"}]},"content":{"rendered":"<p><center><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.markmallett.com\/wordpress\/wp-images\/mist3.jpg\" class=\"center\" alt=\"Dense Forest\" \/><\/center><\/p>\n<p><strong>FEELING<\/strong> the drag of my flesh after Communion, I had the image of being on the edge of a very dense and ancient forest&#8230;.<\/p>\n<p>Barely able to move through the dark thicket, I was entangled in branches and vines. Yet, the occasional ray of Sonlight  pierced through the foliage, momentarily bathing my face in its warmth. 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