When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your heart be employed, as much as possible, in divine thoughts.
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"When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your heart be employed, as much as possible, in divine thoughts." — David Brainerd #faithspirituality
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When you cease from labour, fill up your time in reading, meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are labouring, let your heart be employed, as much as possible, in divine thoughts. — David Brainerd
About David Brainerd
David Brainerd was a Clergyman from Kingdom of Great Britain (1718–1747).
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This quote is attributed to David Brainerd, a Clergyman from Kingdom of Great Britain.
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David Brainerd lived from 1718 – 1747.
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