Article September 21, 2020 Issue

Solitude filled with Love

Laura Lapointe

During the recent months of spending much time alone at home because of the pandemic, I was somewhat surprised to find that I was generally content being by myself. But while I didn’t miss my social interactions as much as I had thought I might, I did at times struggle with feeling disconnected from the rest of the world.

As I searched for a deeper sense of unity, there were three things that helped me move past that feeling of disconnection. The first was a shift in my priorities. I began to see that this solitude was an opportunity to look beyond myself to the needs of the world.

I started to see that in light of problems that seemed to loom larger each day, responding to humanity’s needs through a spiritually scientific approach to prayer was more important than some of the social activities I would otherwise have been engaged in. Having fewer distractions gave me the opportunity to focus on spiritual priorities.

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