He Thirsts Podcast

Season 2 Episode 5: Watch One Hour with Me

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In this episode, we look to Our Lord Jesus Christ in His priestly prayer in the Gospel of St. John, and His prayer in the garden of Gethsemane. In these prayers, we witness in a very profound way Our Lord’s love for the Father with which He loves us, and freely choosing the Cross. We examine how these prayers lead us to achieving perfect love in our own spiritual lives.

Prayer is in fact a gift of the Holy Spirit, for indeed, we do not know how to pray as we ought. It is the means through which we detach ourselves from worldly consolations, grow in virtue and attain authentic knowledge of ourselves rooted in the knowledge of the goodness and mercy of God the Father, and so achieve perfect love of God and neighbour.


Questions to Ponder

  1. Am I convinced that prayer is a vital necessity to escape the slavery of sin?
  2. Do I deliberately set aside time for prayer every day? Am I faithful to the time set aside for prayer?
  3. In common prayers such as the Rosary and the Divine Mercy, do I invite the Holy Spirit to lead me deeper into the heart of Jesus and so lead to a daily personal conversion, or do I hurriedly say my prayers?
  4. Do I remain in a state of continual prayer throughout the day, uniting my prayer to my daily duties, and my good works to prayer?
  5. Does the fruit of my prayer embolden me to go out and work for the salvation of souls as occasioned by my station in life, regardless of the dangers and difficulties I may face?
  6. The Eucharist is the food that provides strength for the pilgrim, according to the desire of he who receives it, whether Sacramentally or Spiritually. Do I believe in the real presence of Our Lord Jesus Christ, Body, Blood, Soul and Divinity in the Eucharist? Do I prepare to receive Him with the greatest affection of love, contemplating His Passion and Death, and the Blood He shed for love of me?


    7. "Those who pray are certainly saved; those who do not pray are certainly damned." ~ St. Alphonsus Ligouri

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    He Thirsts PodcastBy Muthoni Muriuki