Was it easier once upon a time? Did people in the past have more time for God? Were they more naturally attuned to what God was saying to them? Human nature changes very little down the ages. Circumstances, however, do. The technological revolution has changed things. There was a time when people had, well, more time.
People were accustomed to waiting. They had no choice. Most activity ended with the setting of the sun. People had to wait to receive news and to conduct business. There were no electronic communications, no possibility of an immediate response. People had time to think, while we are under constant pressure to react instantaneously.
