Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left
the house and went off to a solitary place, where he prayed.
Mark 1:35
That Solitude
In such a universe thine every thought would be
“God and I! God and I!”
And yet He is as near to thee as that – as near as if
in the boundless spaces there throbbed no heart but His and
thine. Practice that solitude, O my soul! Practice
the expulsion of the crowd!
Practice the stillness of thine own heart! Practice
the solemn refrain “God and I! God and I!” Let none
interpose between thee and thy wrestling angel! Thou
shalt be both condemned and pardoned when thou shalt
meet Jesus alone! – George Matheson (1842-1906)
From Streams In The Desert Volume One by Mrs. Charles E. Cowman
But Solitude
conversation enriches the understanding,
but solitude is the school of genius.
Edward Gibbon (1737-1794)
