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When solitary spiritual practice conflicts with religious community expectations

I feel closest to God hiking alone in the mountains but my church says that's not enough and I need community

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

The individual heart finds its own path to the sacred while tradition insists on collective forms, creating tension between personal revelation and communal wisdom.

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“Where Are You with Pilgrimage across traditions?”

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