
A reflection on how time spent alone with God renews the heart and prepares us to return to the world in love, following the rhythm of Christ’s life of prayer and service.

A reflective spiritual poem by Robert Van Valkenburgh explores the journey from restlessness and self-centered striving into divine stillness, grace, and solitude. Through surrender and transformation, the soul discovers that true silence and comfort are found in God’s presence, where darkness becomes rest and solitude becomes communion.