About this episode
Angus Buchan discusses the importance of having a secret place for prayer and reflection, drawing on biblical examples.
I greet you in Jesus’ precious name! It is Friday morning, the 5th of June, 2026, and this is your friend, Angus Buchan, with a thought for today. We start in Psalm 39:3: My heart was hot within me; While I was musing, the fire burned.” Then we go straight to the Gospel of Mark 1:35: ” Now in the morning, having risen a long while before daylight, He went out and departed to a solitary place; and there He prayed.” That was our beloved Saviour Jesus Christ. Do you have a secret place? Do you have a place where you can come apart and sit quietly and be warmed by the presence of Almighty God? If you haven’t, you need to find one because it’s very important. George Matheson, the Scottish preacher, was blind. He wrote something very special, and I want to quote a few things that he said. He said, ”Is there no secret pavilion (no secret place) into which you can go and warm yourself?” I just think of a campfire. Isn’t it beautiful to sit around a campfire and not even speak. Just watch those beautiful flames on a cold night. It warms your heart. He says, ”Is there no Holy of Holies where you can catch a glow of the impulse of God that will make you strong?” We…
People in this episode
Host: Angus Buchan
Topics covered
- spirituality
- solitude
- prayer
- Christian faith
- personal reflection
Keywords
- secret place
- prayer
- spirituality
- solitude
- Christianity
Mentioned in this episode
Books & works: Psalm 39:3, Gospel of Mark 1:35
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