solitude?

Silence.  That is what I'm experiencing at this very moment.  The only thing I hear is the ping of the computer keys as I type.  The church office has been particularly quiet this morning.  The only phone calls I received were from telemarketers.  Don't get me wrong, I enjoy have silent moments because I get caught up with work and I can enjoy a few moments of reading.  A part from those advantages the silence is a little too much.  I would enjoy a few moments of conversation with another human being.  Humans are made for relationships.  We can't exist individually.  Although I am introverted I do need relationships and people in my life.  Sometimes it's hard to form those relationships.  Maybe the silence is getting to me or maybe it's making me think--I'm not sure which.  We can't live this life alone.  Jesus didn't call one disiciple he called twelve.  Jesus knew that community was important.  Those men were there to encourage one another--they were a community, a family of sorts.  I'm sure silence was important to them, but they also knew that community was important as well.

We need one another--maybe this is what the silence is teaching me....