three more by May 8. My only worry is that the interruption caused by giving lectures (from the 28th on) will take at least two to three hours of my time every day, and even now I’m having to utilize every minute to manage the assignments in front of me. You can hardly believe how thankful I am to our Lord for this, since I see his blessing in it and know that it is he alone who grants success. I feel completely carried by your prayers in this and am infi nitely thankful that the Lord is conquering and calming more and more my immeasurably strong passions of longing for you. You will only understand how infinitely much your inde scribably sweet letters mean to me if you are able to imagine my longing for you, the intensity of my studies, and my utter loneliness here. Oh, how I praise the Lord that I have you and that if his grace continues to shine so wondrously on us, I might be allowed to have you completely as my own, in the eyes of the world as well, before this year is over! Yes, we have a great deal to recount and tell each other. I have lots to tell, my sweet little bird, and am eager to hear all that you have to tell me. Write down everything you want to talk about. Since you intend to travel on Friday, I’ll send my next letter to Bebra. Please keep writing to me often! I could still say and thank and ask and tell you lots, but I must close. And I’ll be writing less and less as time goes on, since in great hope for our happy future, I’ll be working harder and harder to meet my glorious goal. Your Ebbo
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