tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196408733789348967.post655322261652671021..comments2023-06-21T04:35:40.085-07:00Comments on Random Spiritualities from a Doctor's Chair: The Wisdom of the Desert Abba and Amma (16)Alex Tanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003300678212296112noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196408733789348967.post-90649812414743116962009-03-29T22:01:55.391-07:002009-03-29T22:01:55.391-07:00hmm.... but if one dwells alone in the dessert, ho...hmm.... but if one dwells alone in the dessert, how can one share the good news with others?Paul Longhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01090793506050422565noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196408733789348967.post-85295159271234556102009-03-30T16:53:49.491-07:002009-03-30T16:53:49.491-07:00Hi Paul,I believe there is a vocation or calling f...Hi Paul,<br><br>I believe there is a vocation or calling for some people to a contemplative life as are some to an active life. However I also believe that at some stages in our lives we are called to be contemplative, others active and at times both. As I looked at the life of Gregory the Great and Thomas Merton, I see evidence of this.<br><br>I have a friend in the US who has a calling to be a hermit. To hide away from the world and pray for the world. I believe we have need or people like her. Of course, she is a modern hermit with access to the Internet. She stays at a corner of a large retreat center and earns her keep by janitorial work.Alex Tanghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04003300678212296112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196408733789348967.post-43472122638942303642009-03-30T17:33:09.728-07:002009-03-30T17:33:09.728-07:00Sometimes I wish I could be a hermit. I enjoy peop...Sometimes I wish I could be a hermit. I enjoy people but sometimes my introvert nature just wants to get away and hide for years so I can read, reflect, pray and do some stuff on my do "learn and do list" undisturbed :-)Paulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09617614113753209107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2196408733789348967.post-69052804849115180052009-03-30T21:02:36.902-07:002009-03-30T21:02:36.902-07:00Sometimes I wish I could be a hermit. I enjoy peop...<em>Sometimes I wish I could be a hermit. I enjoy people but sometimes my introvert nature just wants to get away and hide for years so I can read, reflect, pray and do some stuff on my do "learn and do list" undisturbed</em><br><br>Me too, me too! Ah! Like a dove that would fly away and be at rest lodged in the wilderness (Ps 55:6-7).<br><br>It is the earning my keep that is the obstacle :( and responsibilities to loved ones as well.pearliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17142595255771626179noreply@blogger.com