{"id":19484,"date":"2025-04-18T04:00:57","date_gmt":"2025-04-18T09:00:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/?p=19484"},"modified":"2025-04-18T15:49:41","modified_gmt":"2025-04-18T20:49:41","slug":"it-is-the-lord","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/2025\/04\/it-is-the-lord\/","title":{"rendered":"It is the Lord!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy Easter Monday, friends! Once again, Ruth invites us to celebrate the risen Jesus through five powerful post-resurrection encounters. We&#8217;ve reflected on these stories before, yet they continue to speak. As you listen, step into the story\u2014imagine the wonder, the questions, the joy. May they draw you into His presence today.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" style=\"border: none; min-width: min(100%, 430px); height: 150px;\" title=\"[Revisiting] Transforming Post-Resurrection Encounters with Jesus\" src=\"https:\/\/www.podbean.com\/player-v2\/?i=pciz3-1861f6b-pb&amp;from=pb6admin&amp;share=1&amp;download=1&amp;rtl=0&amp;fonts=Arial&amp;skin=1&amp;font-color=auto&amp;logo_link=episode_page&amp;btn-skin=7\" width=\"100%\" height=\"150\" scrolling=\"no\" data-name=\"pb-iframe-player\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\">After you listen, let us know where you are finding yourself in the post resurrection stories.<\/h4>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><em>Scroll down to leave a comment at the bottom of this post.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-19494 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/transformingcenter.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/1541-TTC-Eastertide-Poem@1.5x-1.png\" alt=\"It is the Lord by David Adam It is the Lord, in the dawning, in the renewal, in the arrival, in the new day. It is the Lord, in the crowd, in the church, in the conversation, in the crisis. It is the Lord, in our joys, in our sorrows, in our sickness, in our health. It is the Lord, in the stable, in the humble, in the stranger, in the poor. It is the Lord, risen and returned, alive for evermore, giving me new life, saving me in strife, It is the Lord. from Tides and Seasons \u2014 Modern Prayers in the Celtic Tradition by David Adam. 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