The Holy Man's Trials. #39: Loneliness in religious thought

39. Loneliness in religious thought.

...when our faith causes us to depart ethically, thoughtfully, reasonably, philosophically, spiritually, fundamentally, from the behavior and thought-world of our friends and associates, there does become a further pain of isolation as we feel ourselves more distinctly defined away from them, rather than close; though the desire may be for that closeness and humanity.

Source: http://888-esoteric-christianity.blogspot.com/2011/03/holy-mans-trials-39.html