{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"Prayers for the Permanent Collection","title":"The Shepherd | The Shepherd's Touch","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/cf54ec0b\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":100,"description":"The Shepherd\nThe Shepherd’s Touch\nGood Shepherd, \nI’ve been too mad at you to let you touch me,throwing punches in the air,fighting the wind to keep you away.\nBut the truth isI. AM. LOST.I’ve been wandering in your silence’s wilderness,longing for the Shepherd to find me.\nMy body and soul are fainting,yearning for you,for the sound of your voice,for the warmth of your arms,for the touch of your hand.\nCome, Good Shepherd,hear my wandering cries,rescue me from this futile battle,where I fight for your embracebut push you awaythrowing punches to the wind.  \nI am lost and scared.I don’t know how to live without you,I don’t want to learn!\nWhy is fighting easier than surrendering?If I fight, you remain at arm's length,but if I surrender, you come closer than breath. Surrender is intimacy’s road.\nYou come close enough to shear my wool, close enough to be smeared with my mud,close enough to see my naked soul,close enough to know my truest parts.\nThe discomfort of intimacy makes me throw punches to the air.But I’m tired of fighting,and I’m done pretendingthat I’m ok on my ownand I don’t need You to care.\nCome close my Shepherd, my Beloved!I surrender to intimacy’s restin the safety of your arms and the warmth of your touch.Surrender is the road to joy.\nAmen","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/ecB9oF1Zt1WpqVBmlsCUKi05JtYwosraqr-jnsSGTuM/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS9iZTlh/OGZmYmIzNjAwN2Iz/OGJhMTEzYTlhYjg1/NWIwZS5qcGc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}