January 5, 2026
Solitude of Heart
It is probably difficult, if not impossible, to move from loneliness to solitude without any form of withdrawal from a distracting world…. But the solitude that really counts is the solitude of the heart; it is an inner quality or attitude that does not depend on physical isolation…. It seems more important than ever to stress that solitude is one of the human capacities that can exist, be maintained and developed in the center of a big city, in the middle of a large crowd and in the context of a very active and productive life. A man or woman who has developed this solitude of heart is no longer pulled apart by the most divergent stimuli of the surrounding world but is able to perceive and understand this world from a quiet inner center.
“Now during those days he went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.”
- Luke 6: 12
Reflection Question: What is one distraction you will practice withdrawing from today?
