Thoughts In Solitude

Today our parish was visited by the Pilgrim Relic of St. Charbel Makhlouf, a monk and priest from Lebanon.  Truth be told, I really don't know St. Charbel when I first heard that his relic will be coming to our parish. There is a village/subdivision in Mindanao Ave going to NLEx that is named St. Charbel, but for the longest time, I really didn't connect that to any saint. I thought that St. Charbel was just a name, coined by the owner and not really a saint. Well, I'm in for a surprise because St. Charbel is indeed a saint and a miracle worker at that!  I researched him and found out that he has intereceded for many people wanting to get healed and they were! He is the saint attributed with the most miracles, imagine that! After learning about him, I envy his devotion. Living a life of prayer and solitude. I am not a monk, nor a priest (nun) and have no interest to be, but I want to be like  St. Charbel, someone who lived a lfie of prayer and silence and solitude. For a ...