Poems On A Spiritual Theme by Peter Menkin Nurturing Solitude Of The Heart (2001) When at Evening Prayer together Christ thrusts upon me solitude-- Call to vocation with God, alone in unsuspected depth. A teacher says this is where God has always been. Dance around sorrow, the crucible is necessary. Cry, “Abba!” (CAPTION) The Shrine of the Book, home to the oldest manuscripts of the Bible in the world: The Dead Sea Scrolls, discovered in the Caves of Qumran in 1947. Photo: Rick White ©2004