In Seclusion With The Holy One. Poem by Dr. Antony Theodore

Moses and Paul prepared
for their missions in seclusions
with the Holy One.

Jerome prepared himself
for his scholarly contributions
in a monastery and praised
the uncluttered view from the desert.


Solitude is only a means to an end.
It is not the ultimate end.

A readiness for the austere
life of the desert
and the vigorous inner
turmoil of the life
of the spirit is developed
in the silence of the desert.

(All references are from the Holy Bible)