I have learned that if I am going to have a healthy prayer life. I must learn a balance between the work of ministry and the place of solitude in ministry.
Not just that, prioritizing time to be alone is not just healthy but essential.
This work of ministry can steal a person from themself if he is not careful. An intentional solitude is healing balm from the rigors of the calling.
So I practice small solitudes throughout my days. In the midst of meetings and e-mails, phone calls and pastoral zooms I build small margins of time to withdraw and listen to Scripture and pray. I have my longer sessions too, but I think it is the more frequent “little solitudes” throughout the day that keep me on track.
DO YOU PRACTICE SOLITUDE? HOW DO YOU DO IT?
Notes From the Vicarage 