Solitude Shorts is a series of essays from Hodder & Stoughton, provided free of charge for Christian reflection during the Covid-19 pandemic. Isolation may well be the word of the moment, but perhaps we might rather reframe this time as one set apart for solitude, something Christians have sought throughout the ages. For we are never isolated from God, who is closer to us than we are to ourselves, in the words of St Augustine. As the title suggests, the essays are all brief, taking approximately only five minutes to read. Please distribute them to whomever you feel might gain some encouragement. If you would like to receive these essays directly on publication, please fill in your details here to be added to our newsletter. The series launches today with the first in a selection of three reflections for Holy Week from Nick Page. This first, for Maundy Thursday, focuses both on the betrayal of Jesus and the symbolism in the Last Supper. It is taken from Nick’s book The Longest Week.
Issue One, Maundy Thursday, 9th April 2020
Issue Two, Good Friday, 10th April 2020
Issue Three, Easter Sunday, 12th April 2020