These modern playthings

(A. W. Tozer, 1897-1963)

"After He had sent the multitudes away, He went up
 into the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening
 had come, He was there alone." Matthew 14:23

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 by
destroying our solitude, where otherwise we might
drink and renew our strength before going out to
face the world again.

Where is the solitude to which we can retire today?

Science, which has provided men with certain material
comforts, has robbed them of their souls by surrounding
them with a world hostile to their existence. "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 the
television? These modern playthings, like pet tiger-cubs,
have grown so large and dangerous that they threaten
to devour us all!

No spot is now safe from the world's intrusion!

"After He had sent the multitudes away, He went up
 into the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening
 had come, He was there alone." Matthew 14:23