How often do you take time to be all alone? With just you?
Do you enjoy your own company? You should. What amazing things might you discover if you quietly spent some moments with just you, yourself, regularly throughout your day? This can give the most value to your entire day, showing you your provision and protection. Your alone time can be your most whole time.
You are worth getting to know, and care for. (Being candid, no one really knows you better than you.) Do you keep the TV on, or eye the i-phone, perhaps so you won’t be alone with – you?
Is there tech interference going on, used as an excuse for, – being alone?
Time alone is inspiring. Clarifying. Informational. Sometimes it even takes courage to be willing. Yet you will soon realize it is reflective, precious, insightful. You may even find a renewed recommitment to your real purpose.
Time alone is never really alone. Moment by quiet humble moment, we discover our oneness with the divine,- divine Life, divine Love. Time alone really means being fully in the presence of God.
Here, in your sanctuary,* you’ll feel complete, worthy, cared for, comforted, strong.
Here, in your sanctuary,* you might challenge thoughts like: How can I truly outgrow material beliefs if I am enamored of them? How can I grow spiritually if I am tuned in to, afraid of. or fascinated with matter?
Deep questions will arise. Deep fears are uncovered and can be acknowledged and addressed only when we are alone with our own thoughts. Only then can we be honest with our fears or fascinations, our weaknesses or worries.
Then we realize our thoughts, prayerfully poised, reveal Truth, give us strength, and naturally open us to new views and possibilities.
It is clear, however, that no amount of self-indulgence or material indulgence will bring us closer to God or give us the peace and harmony of Soul, that is, spiritual sense. And no fears or worries should displace our love for and devotion to God, good, Truth, Life.
We read this instruction about our sanctuary time. “To enter into the heart of prayer, the door of the erring senses must be closed. Lips must be mute and materialism silent, that man may have audience with Spirit, the divine Principle, Love, which destroys all error.” Science and Health, p.15.
I’d love to make a suggestion. (Try not to resist.) I would love to suggest that you regularly be brave, and turn off the tech, (whatever technology compels you most; btw, the airplane mode is not just for airplanes!), and see what depths of Spirit and joy of Life flood in when you make space and place for this in your life. Answers to prayer come when you are alone with your own thoughts, and divine Love right there is guiding, guarding, providing, protecting.
Now here’s my challenge to you. Let’s do it together.
- Let’s begin by finding moments in the morning, uninvaded by the day’s pressures or plans.
- Let’s prepared our thoughts to receive messages from Love.
- Let’s schedule time for simple spiritual contemplation and receptivity to God, good, without conditions, opinions, platitudes. In quiet thought, you can ask God questions. Post your concerns. But then trust Truth to guide you to answers and solutions in its own way.
- Let’s allow some time carved out for a walk, a run, a drive, or just quiet time listening, praying, thinking, hearing, and feeling deepest gratitude to God several times a day. Really? yes!
- Let!s find times throughout our day to open Science and Health for quiet instruction, or turn to the Bible for its promises.
Part of a wonderful Psalm offers, “How precious is your unfailing love, O God! All humanity finds shelter in the shadow of your wings. For you are the fountain of life, the light by which we see. Pour out your unfailing love to those who love you; give justice to those with honest hearts.” New Living Bible. Ps. 36
We are always one with God. And the very best alone time we can ever have is realizing we are truly, really already in all ways, never alone, but all one, one with our God. Enjoy your time alone with God.
*Sanctuary: a place of protection; shelter.
I love this– thank you! ?
Thanks, Jennifer, for reading and r sponding! I know you have taken quiet times in the morning for a long time. Maybe this just reminds us how valuable this is, and how much we can gain from listening to divine Mind as we work through our lives.
So much love, dear one! P
I think I am learning how to reply! I did it wrong…., this is better!
Thanks. Jennifer….we are so connected !
Love, p
Hi Pam!
What a refreshing post. It is so beautifully written.
One of my favorite way for prayer is when I am out for a walk with my dog.
I have always said to my husband, “I can only love you in the measure I love God.” It is only in the sanctuary of quiet prayer that I find my at-one-ment with Love.
Once I get the feel that God is Love, I am able to see purely as Love sees. I know then I am Love’s gift for the day.
Thanks, dear Suzanne. That is it! That quiet place of safety opens doors, takes away fear and in a way make us accountable for our thoughts. Are they from God, or not? Then we are always stronger in our lives.
Thanks for responding. It is such a lovely way to connect! Much love, pam
Dearest Pam,
Thanks so much for your last sharing posted on your website. The subject of “sanctuary” is what I cherish and was just working on. So when I read it it made me smile and brought me back home where I dearly enjoy being, living and finding my answers. Such message was Love expressed in Love.
Endless thanks and much love.
Christiane
Hi Christiane,
Thanks for noting how valuable, actually essential, this time is. Isn’t it interesting how quiet Love is to us, and yet so readily available when we turn to that one Mind. It’s like a whole new window opens in our lives, that was always there for us.
Thanks so much for visiting the site. It just gets better as we all get more active!!
Lots and lots of love! P
Welcome back! I think of you both camping away! Love it!
We went camping for a few days and I found at my return your message sending your updated website information. I love this communication with everyone. I read your message this morning. Your message was just what I was working on and reminding me that it was in my sanctuary that I discover who I am and where I discover spiritual answers. In quietness I let go and let God tell me who I am. These are precious moments. So it is an “active” moment, not just a silent moment.
With love, Chris
Just love this post. The sanctuary of earnest longings is where I’m learning to listen and hear what God is saying. Thank you so much! Love, Cindy
Hey dear friend,
Me too! And it’s so true, we are never disappointed, but encoiraged and supported. We realize we are beijg cared for every moment. That’s pretty womderful!
Love to you!!
Really like this one! As you say, the quiet time with God is a wonderful time for listening. We can gain so much by just being quiet and expecting to hear just what we need to hear. Keep these little gems coming! Love, Gene
Hi there! Many of us have learned a great deal from your example of quiet expectation. We are all so the better when we see what that sense of calm, receptive thought accomplishes. It’s invaluable. And, rather tham being afraid of the quiet,we look forward to more listening time.
Thanks so much for checking in! Love, p
For several years I was hooked on playing computer games for at least two hours each afternoon. Finally last fall, I was led to delete their icons on my desktop. It took a couple weeks to stop finding other distractions to keep me from being alone with my thoughts. With practice I learned to see my thoughts linked with God’s, and my afternoons have been much more productive and enjoyable since.
Kathy, you made me smile when I read this, because it’s so easy to find a distraction and let it take us away. (Score points for honesty!) Yet we should be even more honest that there have always been the temptations, though not as easy as the apps on our tech devices, to wander in thought. So when we come home to right thinking and acting, let’s count that as you did, – a healing! And Blessing!
Thanks for being here! Pam