Christian Quotation of the Day

March 23, 1999

Modern civilization is so complex as to make the devotional
life all but impossible. It wears us out by multiplying
distractions and beats us down destroying our solitude, where
otherwise we might drink and renew our strength, before going
out to face the world again. “The thoughtful soul to solitude
retires,” said the poet of other and quieter times; but where
is the solitude to which we can retire today? “Commune with
your own heart upon your bed and be still,” is a wise and
healing counsel; but how can it be followed in this day of the
newspaper, the telephone, the radio and television? These
modern playthings, like pet tiger cubs, have grown so large and
dangerous that they threaten to devour us all. What was
intended to be a blessing has become a positive curse. No spot
is now safe from the world’s intrusion. The need for solitude
and quietness was never greater than it is today. What the
world will do about it is their problem. Apparently the masses
want it the way it is, and the majority of Christians are so
completely conformed to this present age that they, too, want
things the way they are. They may be annoyed a bit by the
clamor and by the goldfish-bowl existence they live, but
apparently they are not annoyed enough to do anything about it.
… A. W. Tozer (1897-1963), Of God and Men

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