"The walk of faith that she proposed required a fellowship with the Father as current as breathing. This was no vague, mystical "communion" wrought of some secret formula. Quite simply, Lilias put the highest priority on spending time completely alone with God, studying His Word with a heart open and receptive to His voice - an activity requiring utmost commitment from her, given the many demands on her time. Just as she had found, in the early years, a quiet spot in a nearby woods, later she made sure a place of prayer was prepared in a rooftop room, "so beautifully out of the way of all the sounds of the house." It was called the melja, Arabic for "refuge," and no one was to be disturbed there. Even within her summer breaks, rich with family and friends, she actively pursued "two weeks alone with God," considering them essential to her soul."
-- From "A Passion for the Impossible - The Life of Lilias Trotter" by Miriam Huffman Rockness
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