Solitude is not the act of being alone. It is being separate interiorly. To be separate does not have to mean not being in the world, but instead it means not being part of the world. When you have interior the interior solitude that is a gift from God you can stand back and truly see the world as it is because you can stand back from it but you can still engage it because you are physically there.
True solitude, when it engages the world, can make a lasting difference. It can bring Gods light into the world. Because it can bring the true light into the world it will draw to itself persecution. The darkness hates and fears the light. The light drives out the darkness, but only in the light can we see and learn who we really are. Only by knowing who we really are can we understand that God loves the true us, not the one that hides our faults in the darkness.
Solitude comes from prayer and communion with God and takes time. Solitude brings a peace and strength to our souls that no one can permanently shift, not even the Devil. In the depth of our solitude we dwell with God.
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