"...Jesus needed to invest regularly in keeping his calling clear, avoiding drift, and keeping distraction and temptation at bay."
"...the best gift [a sincere follower of Christ] can give [others] is a healthy, energized, fully surrendered, focused self. And no one can do that for you. You've got to do that for yourself."
- Bill Hybels (The Road We Must Travel, pgs. 18-19)
Mark 1:35-36 (NLT) Before daybreak the next morning, Jesus got up and went out to an isolated place to pray. When they found him, they said, “Everyone is looking for you.”
Mark 6:46 (NLT) After telling everyone good-bye, he went up into the hills by himself to pray.
