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Messages to Young People
the King of glory, went often alone to the mountains and desert places
to pour out His soul’s request to His Father; but sinful man, in whom is
no strength, thinks he can live without so much prayer.—
Testimonies
for the Church 1:503-505
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The Example of Jesus
Jesus reproved self-indulgence in all its forms, yet He was social
in His nature. He accepted the hospitality of all classes, visiting the
homes of the rich and the poor, the learned and the ignorant, and
seeking to elevate their thoughts from questions of commonplace life
to those things that are spiritual and eternal. He gave no license to
dissipation, and no shadow of worldly levity marred His conduct; yet
he found pleasure in scenes of innocent happiness, and by His presence
sanctioned the social gathering.—
The Desire of Ages, 150, 151
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