For a faithful person is there such an understanding as loneliness?
Loneliness in its final most tragic definition doesnt exist for a faithful person. We must always remember that we can be betrayed and abandoned by people, even those closest to us. But we will never be left alone by the Savior, if only we dont walk away from Him to a far and distant land. The sort of loneliness which causes a persons soul to be gripped by despair and grief to such a degree that he is even considering leaving this worldly life cannot be felt by a truly faithful person. Becoming distant from our immediate environment either by our own weaknesses, or by differences in ideology and world view is unavoidable throughout various periods of our life. When there is a temporary distancing from our loved ones and friends who are not going along the same path as we are, one must be soberminded and believe that this can be overcome with our calmness and the peaceful carrying of our cross, in the hopes that if we ourselves live a Christian life, in other words in kindness, without
