Leave me alone now

The lecture contemplates the sin of being occupied with what does not concern us—not only in others’ affairs, but in the affairs of the self when it interferes with what is God’s work in us.
The speaker calls to surrender the will to God: “I leave my hands in Your hands,” for Him to arrange the way and the time, so we go where He wills and however He shapes us.
Contentment with the portion that God chose cuts off the insistence on changing circumstances as if God were heedless of our salvation and our good.
The stumbling may not be only in our gathering with the brethren, but in the self-gathering when one encloses himself within his thoughts and hinders the work of grace.
The true spiritual need is to say to the self: “Leave me now,” to be alone with God, so I sit not with myself, but with God who indwells within me.
The right solitude is abiding in God according to His promise, not a circular dialogue with the self that increases anxiety and objection.
The path of the Spirit is inner silence and surrender, that God may lead us to His purpose without resistance or haste.
With this spirit, the Coptic Orthodox person lives in humility and trust, avoiding the curiosity of thought, seeking union with God above all.