Opinion

Christ and His disciples had gone to a quiet place to rest and be refreshed for their work. They had managed to slip away without being noticed. But soon, crowds of people came looking for Jesus. Pilgrims on their way to the Passover at Jerusalem, joined the multitude, until there were about 5,000 men, plus women and children.

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Jesus’ life was wholly devoted for the good of others. Yet, He felt the need to turn aside from His ceaseless activity to a quiet place to seek unbroken communion with His Father. Over and over, we see in the record of His earthly life statements such as, “Rising up a great while before day, He departed to a solitary place and there prayed,” “He withdrew Himself into the wilderness and prayed,” “He went out to a mountain to pray and continued all night in prayer to God.”

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