Episode 8: When Christians Struggle with Loneliness Hope for the Lonely with Charlotte Donlon

Charlotte shares responses from Christians who struggle with loneliness from this episode's anonymous survey. She talks about how she believes loneliness is a topic Christians need to be discussing and how stories are a balm for loneliness.Show NotesHere's a list of verses the survey responders shared that inform their views of loneliness:Psalm 23:!8Psalm 34:18Psalm 38:9Psalm 84:11Isaiah 30:18Isaiah 42Isaiah 44:1-5Isaiah 54:1-5Isaiah 56:3-8Isaiah 62:4Isaiah 64:4Matthew 28:20b1 Samuel 12:22For more from Hope for the Lonely, visit charlottedonlon.com (https://www.charlottedonlon.com/) and click on "Hope for the Lonely (https://www.charlottedonlon.com/hope-for-the-lonely/)."Charlotte Donlon is a writer, a spiritual director for writers, and the founder and host of the Our Faith in Writing podcast and website (https://www.ourfaithinwriting.com/). Charlotte’s writing and work are rooted in noticing how art helps us belong to ourselves, others, God, and the world. Her writing has appeared in The Washington Post, The Curator, The Christian Century, Christianity Today, Catapult, The Millions, Mockingbird, and elsewhere. Her first book is The Great Belonging: How Loneliness Leads Us to Each Other (https://charlottedonlon.com/the-great-belonging-book). You can subscribe to her newsletter (https://charlottedonlon.substack.com/) and connect with her onTwitter (https://twitter.com/charlottedonlon) and Instagram (https://www.instagram.com/charlottedonlon/).