WHERE LONELINESS LEADS

'…loneliness is not just a signpost to the anticipated consummation of Christ’s work; it is also a signpost to the very brokenness that haunts our lives. In a way, loneliness is a doorway, and once we walk through it and cross its threshold, we discover that behind the initial panel of our loneliness are the actual issues we’re suffering from.'

Erin F Moniz, Knowing and Being Known, p.147.

THE ACHE OF LONELINESS

'...the ache of loneliness is an ever-present reminder that the wholeness and connection we crave, the very fellowship we are created for, will not be fulfilled until all things are made new in the second coming of Christ...We can comfort each other in the solidarity of this condition. We can welcome the ache knowing it will not last forever and that Christ's redeeming work is moving even now, inviting us in.'

Erin F Moniz, Knowing and Being Known: Hope for All Our Intimate Relationships, p.144.