Life may be brimming over with experiences, but somewhere, deep inside, all of us carry a vast and fruitful loneliness wherever we go. And sometimes the most important thing in a whole day is the rest we take between two deep breaths, or the turning inward in prayer for five short minutes.
"Fruitful loneliness." I will be thinking about that for a while. I've always thought of loneliness as a handicap, a burden. Hmmmm...."fruitful" loneliness.
I'm not a lot's of people, all of the time, person. I am more quiet -- I spend my days, playing with our dog, reading mostly theological books and other texts, watching some TV, attending a bible study, doing a little volunteer work at church, and surrounded at any given time with a few self supportive.
Our "extremely high maintenance" guest left Friday to go back home to Arkansas, and our two other guests left this morning for a four day retreat with the organization they serve within.
It's going to be good to re-plug into scripture, etc.
Well, for me, in that time of the rest between two deep breaths is ALWAYS and therefore I am NEVER lonely. I feel God's presence all day and all night long. Praying constantly is this awareness and I whisper thoughts to this absolute mystery constantly.
I am even whispering thoughts to this best friend, my creator as I type this msg.
My constant companion makes every relationship more fruitful.
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