“All I want is to be more holy, more like my dear Lord. O for sanctification! My very soul pants for the complete restoration of the blessed image of my sweet Saviour; that I may be fit for the blessed enjoyments and employments of the heavenly world.” — David Brainerd, Journal entry for April 25, 1742

“O the closest walk with God is the sweetest heaven that can be enjoyed on earth!” — David Brainerd, Journal entry for May 13, 1742

“My Soul longs to feel itself more of a Pilgrim and Stranger here below; that nothing may divert me from pressing through the lonely Desert, ‘till I arrive at my Father’s house.” — David Brainerd, Journal entry for July 19, 1742

“There is a God in Heaven, that over-rules all things for the best; and this is the comfort of my soul.” — David Brainerd, Journal entry for February 23, 1744