April 23, 2026
A Task of the Heart
The spiritual task is not to escape your loneliness, not to let yourself drown in it, but to find its source. This is not so easy to do, but when you can somehow identify the place from which these feelings emerge, they will lose some of their power over you. This identification is not an intellectual task; it is a task of the heart. With your heart, you must search for that place without fear. This is an important search because it leads you to discern something good about yourself.
“The Lord is close to the brokenhearted and saves those who are crushed in spirit.”
- Psalm 34:18
Reflection Question: What might my loneliness be trying to reveal about the deeper place within my heart from which it arises, and what goodness about myself might I discover if I approach that place without fear?
