“Solitude isn't an end in itself. It's rather like one-half of a breath. It's the inhale, and life in community, life among our family, neighbors, coworkers, and friends, is the exhale. It's meant to prepare us for all of life by rooting us firmly in the hiddenness that is ours in Christ, the covering of God's mercy.” SolitudeMercySpiritual Disciplines Book:Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World Source: Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World
“Far from being invulnerable and superhuman, Jesus is truly and deeply human. He is vulnerable to hunger and weariness. He is vulnerable to fear and anxiety, as the blood, sweat, and tears of Gethsemane demonstrate. He is perfect not because he never tires of the crowd and the work of ministry but because he rightly responds to weariness, withdrawing to desolate places to rest and pray. This is the hidden ground from which his ministry arises.” HumanityJesusPrayerSolitudeRestWeariness Book:Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World Source: Recapturing the Wonder: Transcendent Faith in a Disenchanted World