My wife often says that I could easily have become a hermit. I have to admit that over the years I have been tempted on occasion to withdraw to a place where all I needed to survive would be food, shelter, and God. But is a monastic life the reason God called me, or sent Jesus to die for us? After much thought I concluded that I didn’t think so. Interestingly, the definitions of the words Hermit and Holy both include a separation from the world… hermits often separating themselves for religious purposes, and holy men being separated unto God for His purposes.