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To take time for silence and solitude means we assume that God ...

Author

Jan Johnson

Categories

Spiritual Formation

Keywords (5)

Silence (Spiritual Discipline)
Solitude
God's Voice
Relationship with God
Conversation with God

Date Added

Mar 11, 2026

To take time for silence and solitude means we assume that God wants to speak to us and relate to us in a personal way. . . . we learn to converse with God and hear God—first in solitude, then in all of life.

Jan Johnson, Spiritual Disciplines Companion (Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press, 2009), 12.