I was a little better than speechless all day. O my God, I am speedily coming to Thee! Hasten the day, O Lord, if it be Thy blessed will. Oh, come, Lord Jesus, come quickly.

Related Bible passage: REV.22.20

Topics: Eternity & Hope Beyond Death, Illness & Weakness, Prayer & Silence

David Brainerd

David Brainerd (1718–1747) war ein presbyterianischer Missionar in den britischen Kolonien Nordamerikas, der im Umfeld des Ersten Großen Erwachens unter indigenen Völkern wirkte. Bekannt wurde er durch seine postum von Jonathan Edwards herausgegebenen Tagebücher, die von kompromissloser Hingabe, intensivem Gebet, aber auch von schwerer Melancholie und körperlichen Entbehrungen zeugen. Heutigen Bibellesern verdeutlicht sein kurzes Leben die Bereitschaft zum Dienst trotz psychischer Krisen und körperlicher Hinfälligkeit.

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