{"id":132305,"date":"2020-06-24T15:22:45","date_gmt":"2020-06-24T19:22:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.episcopalchurch.org\/?page_id=132305"},"modified":"2022-03-31T12:36:15","modified_gmt":"2022-03-31T16:36:15","slug":"bless","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/way-of-love\/bless\/","title":{"rendered":"Bless"},"content":{"rendered":"    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-hero-banner alignfull\"\n            style=\"background-image: url(https:\/\/www.episcopalchurch.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/06\/wol_bless_hero-scaled.jpeg)\"\n          >\n      <div\n        class=\"hero-banner\"\n      >\n        <div class=\"hero-banner-wrapper\">\n          <h1 class=\"episcopal-hero-title\">\n                        Bless                      <\/h1>\n                    <ul class=\"social-nav\">\n                                              <\/ul>\n        <\/div>\n      <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n  \n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Share faith and unselfishly give and serve.<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Jesus called his disciples to give, forgive, teach, and heal in his name. We are empowered by the Spirit to bless everyone we meet, practicing generosity and compassion, and proclaiming the Good News of God in Christ with hopeful words and selfless actions. We can share our stories of blessing and invite others to the Way of Love.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-style-default is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-1 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:66.66%\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-wistia-inc wp-block-embed-wistia-inc\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"embed-container\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" title=\"ExploreTWOL-BLESS Video\" src=\"https:\/\/fast.wistia.net\/embed\/iframe\/d085x6mlmo?dnt=1#?secret=flReA7nv4Q\" data-secret=\"flReA7nv4Q\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\"><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:33.33%\">    <div\n      class=\"wp-block-episcopal-callout default\"\n      style=\"background-color: #ffffff;color: #333333;justify-content: flex-start;\"\n    >\n      <div\n        class=\"callout-content\"\n        style=\"justify-content: flex-start;\"\n      >\n                \n\n<p><strong>When we incorporate the practice of blessing others into our lives, we are putting our love into action by becoming the Good News for others. 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