The Need to be Alone

I wake up every 4 in the morning just to be alone.  To commune with God, to journal my thoughts and to pray.  I don’t need to do it but I want to do it.  No matter how difficult and tiring it is sometimes, it is necessary.

I need a sanctuary where I could recharge my energy to survive my day.  I need a place and a time where I could reflect on my actions the day before.  I need a pause before tackling another day.

My prayer life is my sanctuary, my one hour alone time with my Creator and with myself.  It is not enough but it is what I have.  I thank God for the gift of time.

 

Integrity in its Simplest Form

1^st Reading:  Acts 16:11-15

…As she listened, the Lord opened her heart to respond to what Paul was saying.  After she had been baptized, together with her household, she invited us to her house, “If you think I am faithful to the Lord, come and stay at my house.”  And she persuaded us to accept her invitation.