The Passover Visit
When we become absorbed in worldly things so that we have no thought for Him in whom our hope of eternal life is centered, we separate ourselves from Jesus and from the heavenly angels. These holy beings cannot remain where the Saviour’s presence is not desired, and His absence is not marked. This is why discouragement so often exists among the professed followers of Christ.
— The Desire of Ages, Chapter 8, “The Passover Visit,” p. 83
— The Desire of Ages, Chapter 8, “The Passover Visit,” p. 83