Silence is not always golden, it says. There are always distractions even if you seek for solitude with God. Here in D'Sanctum, there is the community life that I have to adjust. They have the hora et labora, soap making that I also have to participate. I cannot just confine myself in my room to mean solitude. But I am happy here, surely. I was able to rest, do my own prayer and my own timetable.
Coming from that very busy life in Manila, I have come to D'Sanctum to rest my mind, my body and my spirit. I guess I am doing that. I have entered wholeheartedly with that. As I have said the the Delegate Superior, I was so tired and exhausted, that I was feeling worn out in spirit. And by now, I have revived my spirit, but again, to reiterate that the work of Administration and Bursar would not be my priority for the next term.
I am asking to the Lord for enlightenment. Now, I am resolved that solitude for ever is not my priority. I can do it in the mission too, therefore, I will ask to go back to the mission. I will start from there.
Here at D'Sanctum, I have buried my vanities completely. I have been using only four shirts alternately, one pair of jeans and two short and five pairs of underwears. I am staying in a very poor hut, very simple lifestyle and very poor environment. But this is what I asked of God. He is answering me back. I was expecting poorer than this, more silence than this and more solitary lifestyle than here. But this is all ok. I have seen how the Lord works in ways strange to my sight and feelings.
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Diary Of A Hermit: Intimacy With GOD
SpiritualThis will be a compilation of my daily journal as I entered into a month of solitude as a guest Hermitine at D'Sanctum. I am so grateful for this experience, it was an intense period of solitude, rest and prayer. God is really so good!
