Determined, when I am indisposed to prayer, always to premeditate what to pray for; and that it is better, that the prayer should be of almost any shortness, than that my mind should be almost continually off from what I say.
Showing posts with label Jonathan Edwards; Diary; Church Fathers. Show all posts
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Sunday, April 3, 2011
From the Diary Edwards
Arguably the greatest theologian America has ever produced, Jonathan Edwards has written and produced much that is noteworthy. Anyone reading his diary can see that He is Keenly aware of his faults and by the grace of God is ever reforming. This excerpt comes form the diary of Edwards written on Sunday, November 15, 1724.
Determined, when I am indisposed to prayer, always to premeditate what to pray for; and that it is better, that the prayer should be of almost any shortness, than that my mind should be almost continually off from what I say.
Determined, when I am indisposed to prayer, always to premeditate what to pray for; and that it is better, that the prayer should be of almost any shortness, than that my mind should be almost continually off from what I say.
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