“I spent a night of watchfulness unto prayer, like Jacob, wrestling the whole night for the Lord's blessing, and towards morning the light of His countenance did very graciously arise upon me. My trust and confidence are renewed in Him, blessed and praised be His adorable name!”

—  Stephen Grellet

As quoted in Stephen Grellet (1880) by Rev. William Guest, p. 146

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