I spoke this evening at five o’clock, and the Lord gave me great freedom. I feel my weakness, and I am pleading with God to restore me. I believe that He will do it. I am reaching out for stronger faith.—Ms. 29a, 1890, p. 1 (Diary 16, p. 321). 21See pp. 98-102, below, for facsimiles of these diary pages SVD 30.5