And he took them, and went aside privately into a desert place" (Luke
In order to grow in grace, we must be much alone. It is not in society that the soul grows most vigorously. In one single quiet hour of prayer it will often make more progress than in days of company with others. It is in the desert that the dew falls freshest and the air is purest.━Andrew Bonar
Come yourselves apart and rest awhile
Weary, I know it, of the press and throng
Wipe front your brow the sweat and dust of toil
And in My quiet strength again be strong.
Come ye aside from all the world holds dear
For converse which, the world has never known
Alone with Me, and with My Father here
With Me and with My Father not alone.