Lux Domini
And when he had sent the multitudes away, he went up into a mountain apart to pray: and when the evening was come, he was there alone.

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Interpretation

Those are not Christ's followers who cannot enjoy being alone with God and their own hearts. It is good, upon special occasions, and when we find our hearts enlarged, to continue long in secret prayer, and in pouring out our hearts before the Lord.

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This thought runs through Matthew 14:22-26.