solitude

You Are Never Alone

Being alone can have its blessings—but some of us endure loneliness each and every day. May this prayer be a comfort to those who struggle with solitude.
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woman standing by a lake in solitude

The Gift of Solitude

It was not long in the silence of the solitude that I understood I was not alone.
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woman sitting on a bench in solitude watching a sunrise.

Solitude Is Not Separation

The Trappist monk Thomas Merton practiced and wrote about the contemplative life of interior solitude, which, he believed, was not cultivated by isolating ourselves from the world.
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woman wearing a hat looking at a forest

Times of Solitude

In my mind, Jesus was a very busy guy. I think of his many, many stories of preaching, traveling, healing; it seems that people were constantly nearby—listening, asking questions, begging for a miracle.
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woman wearing a hat walking on a path

Moments of Silence

Life is social but we also need to get away. We need moments each day to pause and be still so that we can hear God’s voice amid the chaos and complexity of our lives.
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woman sitting quietly on a bench at sunset

Embrace the Quiet

We are surrounded by so much noise on a daily basis. Some of it is unavoidable, some of it is self-imposed. It’s almost as if we’re afraid of the quiet.
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