When You're Feeling Lonely
When we
experience pain, struggle, and despair, we feel so terribly alone. Friends and
family may offer comfort and help, but despite their best efforts, the ache of
abandonment reverberates within us like the cry of the solitary wolf. We feel
forsaken, left alone to navigate the landscape of despair, and yet unable to do
so.
In the core of that aloneness there lives a hidden presence—a holy
presence—that is with us even as we stand to face the terrors of our lives. That
Divine Presence will be known to us if we will descend into the lonely core that
feels so overwhelming and sit in silence. The Holy Companion will come as surely
as the day dawns, and in the silence, the chaos will be stilled.
Let
these questions help you enter your own loneliness and find there the face of
God.
When
I feel lonely, of what am I most afraid?
When
has being alone been a gift?
What
is the biggest obstacle to being alone with God?
When
have I found that solitude has deepened my relationship with my
soul?
When
am I energized by people and when am I energized by being
alone?
When
loneliness looms large, what might the Holy One want to say to
me?
- How
can I find the heart of heaven in my own soul?
- When
loneliness lifts, what do I most want to do?
