"The whole spiritual life can be seen as a life in which we reclaim that first divine love. Prayer, contemplation, meditation, solitude, silence – they are all meant to develop an awareness of the voice in your heart that says, 'I loved you long before you could have loved one another. I accepted you long before you could accept one another. I embraced you long before you could hold one another.' This is how we will find our freedom. Freedom comes when you know with your heart that you are loved. If you could accept and believe that you are unconditionally loved and embraced, you could go all over the world and never be lonely." Henri Nouwen

Have you ever met people, Christians included, who complain how lonely they are in life? We can understand why people who have no belief in God experience this affliction of loneliness. But How can Christians share in the same situation? Is it possible that the Christian has never embraced the truth of the Gospel that proclaims God's love for us? Is it because, though they have heard and read where God says that he will be with us always, they never believed that for themselves? A trap of the Evil One is the deception of loneliness.  The level of our faith in Jesus will probably indicate the level of loneliness.  We are never alone if we are sharing in Jesus' life. He is with us and in us. Remembering this and embracing this truth is of the greatest importance.