David Brainerd: "Dalam doa saya sangat membesar, dan jiwa saya ditarik...

"Dalam doa saya sangat membesar, dan jiwa saya ditarik sebanyak yang saya ingat pernah ada dalam hidup saya. Saya sangat sedih, dan memohon dengan sangat sungguh-sungguh dan pentingnya, sehingga ketika saya bangkit dari berlutut saya merasa sangat lemah dan terkalahkan; Aku jarang bisa berjalan lurus; persendian saya terlepas; keringat mengalir di wajah dan tubuhku; dan alam tampak seolah akan larut."

--- David Brainerd

Versi Bahasa Inggris

In prayer I was exceedingly enlarged, and my soul was as much drawn out as I ever remember it to have been in my life. I was in such anguish, and pleaded with so much earnestness and importunity, that when I rose from my knees I felt extremely weak and overcome; I could scarce walk straight; my joints were loosed; the sweat ran down my face and body; and nature seemed as if it would dissolve.