One Thing Have I Desired | S1E37

PART NINE: Your Inner Journey to Union With God In this episode of St.Aub, we begin a new section of the journey by exploring the soul's greatest desire. Throughout history, believers from King David and St. Augustine to C.S. Lewis have expressed the same truth: the human heart will never find lasting rest until it finds its home in God. We can know many things about God and still miss what our souls were created for—to truly know Him. Drawing from Scripture, the Desert Fathers, and the wisdom of Eastern Orthodox spirituality, St.Aub explores the inner journey toward union with God. This journey is not primarily intellectual but relational. It requires more than reading books, studying theology, or discussing prayer. It calls us to cultivate the "prayer of the heart" through solitude, silence, stillness, and the daily practice of seeking God's presence above all else. This episode also reflects on the witness of Archimandrite Roman Braga, who discovered that true intimacy with God came not through endless discussion about prayer, but through actually entering into it. His story reminds us that while our culture constantly pulls our attention outward, God gently invites us inward, where He waits to meet us. What is the one thing you desire most? If your deepest longing is to dwell in God's presence, then the Godward journey becomes more than a spiritual interest—it becomes the central pursuit of your life. If this reflection resonated with you, consider subscribing and returning as we continue exploring the Godward path together. You're always welcome here. And if you think of someone who might need this, feel free to share it. Topics in this video include union with God, the prayer of the heart, hesychasm, contemplative prayer, Christian meditation, solitude and silence, Eastern Orthodox spirituality, the Desert Fathers, and the Godward life. #ChristianYouTube #EasternOrthodox #OrthodoxChristianity #UnionWithGod #Hesychasm #ContemplativePrayer #GodwardLife Continue watching more episodes at https://www.dickstaub.com/episodes