![]() Yet, alas, how little is this thought of among mankind! Most men seem to ‘live to themselves’ (2 Cor. to glorify that God who has given us our beings and all our comforts, and do all the good we possibly can to our fellow men while we live in the world: And verily life is not worth the having if it be not improved for this noble end and purpose. Could you picture yourself writing this letter to your brother? David Brainerd’s Letterīrainerd began: “My Dear Brother, There is but one thing that deserves our highest care and most ardent desires and that is that we may answer the great end for which we were made. However, Brainerd gives valuable insight into lasting joy in a letter he wrote as a 26-year-old in 1744 to his younger brother, Israel. What is the key to happiness? Given his famously morose disposition, you might think David Brainerd to be an odd person to answer this question. ![]()
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