Prayer
Although there is much I disagree with Henri Nouwen on this quote is pretty good…
Hiddenness, a Place of Intimacy
Hiddenness is an essential quality of the spiritual life. Solitude, silence, quiet, ordinary tasks, being with people without great agendas, sleeping, eating, working, playing Ö all of that without being different from others, that is the life that Jesus lived and the life he asks us to live. It is in hiddenness that we, like Jesus, can increase “in wisdom, in stature, and in favour with God and with people” (Luke 2:51). It is in hiddenness that we can find a true intimacy with God and a true love for people.
Even during his active ministry, Jesus continued to return to hidden places to be with God alone. If we don’t have a hidden life with God, our public life for God cannot bear fruit.
Wow. That’s a really neat perspective. I think it’s absolutely true, and something I need to work on more.
It seems that people are afraid to be alone with God. It seems that they need to have noise about them all the time. Getting by your self in a quiet place to have fellowship with our Lord is such a sweet place to be.