Happy Birthday David!

Today, April 20th, in 1718 David Brainerd was born.  In his diary David wrote these words on his 25th birthday

Set apart this day for fasting and prayer, to bow my soul before God for the bestowement of divine grace; especially that all my spiritual afflictions and inward distresses might be sanctified to my soul.  And endeavored also to remember the goodness of God to me the year past, this day being my birthday.  Having obtained help of God, I have hitherto lived and am now arrived at the age of twenty-five years.  My soul was pained to think of my barrenness and deadness; that I  have lived so little to the glory of the eternal God.  I spent the day in the woods alone, and there poured out my complaint to God.  Oh, that God would enable me to live to His glory for the future!