this is a post by Father Lazarus, who is an orthodox monk at IFSB forum:

The above must always be the prayer of the solitary . I once described the solitary as" no one very important going nowhere very important in the eyes of the world , waiting for the moment of death and the greatest solitude of all ;a nobody soon no longer to be remembered by the world ,yet known by God who called him deeper every step of the journey."

To a name , to a title there is always so much more sometimes never seen or understood by other people ;
There is a hidden journey to be made and lived . A journey of hunger , a journey of faithfulness , A journey to God in God ."The kingdom of God is within you ."

It is always deeper we go ...Deeper and deeper in to the depths to which there is no limit " unto the ages of all ages" as we sing so often in our offices and liturgy.With God the very best is always yet to come;It is never the end at the moment of death but a new beginning.

Back in England I would visit a certain Hermit three or four times a year and we would meditate for a day and I would give some spiritual guidance.At the end of each meeting we never said "Goodbye ."We simply put our hand together in the gesture of prayer and said "Until we meet again." It is always like that with and in God .