{"podcast":{"title":"Making Friends With The Lord Jesus","slug":"making-friends-with-the-lord-jesus-7041390","podcast_index_feed_id":7041390,"rss_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/6034354/episodes/feed","website_url":"https://www.spreaker.com/show/making-friends-with-the-lord-jesus","image_url":"https://d3wo5wojvuv7l.cloudfront.net/t_rss_itunes_square_1400/images.spreaker.com/original/525743fb1e8490a1a4624ebc65aef0b2.jpg","author":"Fr. Edwin","episode_count":1000,"summary":"Ways of getting closer to Our Lord Jesus Christ","last_synced_at":"2026-07-13T08:20:48.008171+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-friends-with-the-lord-jesus-7041390"},"episode":{"title":"No One will Take Away Your Joy - 15 May 2026","slug":"no-one-will-take-away-your-joy-15-may-2026","published_at":"2026-05-14T09:37:03+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-friends-with-the-lord-jesus-7041390/no-one-will-take-away-your-joy-15-may-2026","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-friends-with-the-lord-jesus-7041390","url":"https://www.spreaker.com/episode/no-one-will-take-away-your-joy-15-may-2026--72004246","audio_url":"https://api.spreaker.com/download/episode/72004246/bf12dcf5_b76a_dd23_747e_cbb6cf41d5ef.mp3","summary":"I share a personal reflection as I prepare for a spiritual seminar and visit my family. Centered on a passage from the Gospel of John, the narrative explores the profound Christian promise that fleeting worldly sorrow will eventually be transformed into indestructible joy. I illustrate this transition from pain to victory by citing the sacrificial love of St. Teresa of Kolkata and the biblical analogy of a woman in labor. I emphasize that faith requires active practice and patience, comparing waiting on God’s timing to his own experiences with professional delays. Ultimately, the homily serves as encouragement to trust in divine providence, assuring listeners that spiritual persistence leads to a reward no one can take away.","meta_description":"I share a personal reflection as I prepare for a spiritual seminar and visit my family. Centered on a passage from the Gospel of John, the narrative explo…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":714,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/making-friends-with-the-lord-jesus-7041390/episodes/no-one-will-take-away-your-joy-15-may-2026/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/making-friends-with-the-lord-jesus-7041390/no-one-will-take-away-your-joy-15-may-2026.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}