Richard Foster

In contemporary society our Adversary majors in three things: noise,hurry, and crowds. If he can keep us engaged in "muchness" and "manyness," he will rest satisfied. Psychiatrist Carl Jung once remarked, "Hurry is not of the Devil; it is the Devil. "

If we hope to move beyond the superficialities of our culture, including our religious culture, we must be willing to go down into retreating silences, into the inner world of contemplation.