The Holy Bible
I am a huge seeker of solitude and tranquility. Jesus was too:
Mark 6:31-32 “Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’ So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.”
Luke 5:16 “But Jesus often withdrew to lonely places and prayed.”
Luke 6:12 “One of those days Jesus went out to a mountainside to pray, and spent the night praying to God.”
Seeking God in solitude, and even more so in a natural setting, can be an extremely moving experience. It helps block out the world, the figurative pollution of our everyday lives, and have a personal conversation with God. I love the fact that Jesus did this. But why? Was it to serve this same purpose? Or was it to encourage us to do the same? We have thoughts of selfishness and sin to weed through, but Jesus did not. Regardless, ascending mountaintops or finding solitude in God’s creation is both moving and refreshing, and something I highly encourage.
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