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The following scriptures reveal that Jesus practiced silence and solitude as a regular aspect of his life.

Matthew 4:1. We are told that the Holy Spirit led Jesus into a period of fasting and solitude while in the desert. After this particular experience Jesus returned to Galilee “in the power of the Spirit” (Luke 4:14)

Matthew 14:23. After Jesus ministered to the multitudes he sent them away and he went up to a mountain by himself to pray. Jesus was completely alone. He sent both the crowd and his disciples away so that he could be alone with God.

Mark 1:35. Jesus had been teaching in the synagogue and healing people of various diseases. This ministry continued into the night. The next morning while it was still dark he went off to a lonely place to spend time alone in the presence of the Father. If Jesus waited till later in the morning he would never have the time nor the opportunity to be alone in silence and solitude as the demands of people were constant.

It should be obvious as we reflect on these texts that if we want to live more like Jesus, we will need to practice silence and solitude even as he did.