solitude: time alone with God long enough to sense
his presence, his nearness; to grow in the certainty
that he is with us and for us, always and into forever
silence: space to notice what we hear
when no one else is competing for our attention and allegiance, who and what really calls our name, speaks truth
contemplation: to look longer at the beauty of the world;
to find, take our place in it; close the gap between us and God’s creation to the smallest of margins, open up new vistas