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PREFACE 9

PASSAGES SUITABLE FOR SPECIAL OCCASIONS 11

MONDAY 13

GOD OUR FATHER 13

God the Creator 15

The Sovereignty of God 20

The Love of God 23

The Problem of Job 27

God＇s Revelation of Himself to Man 34

Psalms 43

Short texts 47

TUESDAY 51

JESUS CHRIST OUR LORD 51

The Servant of the Lord 53

The Son of Man 53

The Life of our Lord 54

From the Other Gospels 92

From the Epistles 104

From the Book of the Revelation 108

Short texts 109

WEDNESDAY 113

Ⅰ AND Ⅱ．THE WAY OF LIFE 113

The Wisdom of Life 115

The Beatitudes 120

Treasure － True and False 120

Faith 123

Courage 125

Love 128

Kindly Judgement 129

Friendship 130

Humility 131

The Tongue 132

Duty 134

Generosity 136

Psalms 138

Short texts 140

Ⅲ．THE GIVER OF LIFE 145

The Spirit of God in the Old Testament 145

The Holy Spirit in the New Testament 148

Short texts 156

THURSDAY 159

Ⅰ．THE CHURCH：THE FAMILY OF GOD 159

The Church in the Old Testament 161

The Church in the New Testament 165

The Church：the Body of Christ 177

Short texts 179

Ⅱ．NATURE：THE HANDIWORK OF GOD 182

Psalms 187

Benedicite，omnia opera 196

Short texts 198

FRIDAY 199

Ⅰ．PRAYER AND FORGIVENESS 199

Our Lord＇s Teaching and Example 201

Prayers of St Paul 205

Some Prayers of the Old Testament 206

Psalms of Prayer 208

The Duty of Forgiveness 209

Short texts 212

Ⅱ．SIN AND REDEMPTION 215

Confession of Sin 215

The Friend of Sinners 217

Redemption：the Suffering Servant 220

The Cross of Christ 221

The Cross of Christ＇s Disciples 223

Short texts 226

Ⅲ．THE SPREAD OF THE KINGDOM 229

The Ideal King 229

The Proclamation of the Kingdom 232

The Parables of the Kingdom 235

Missionary Psalms 240

Short texts 242

SATURDAY (or an other day) 245

WORSHIP AND SERVICE 245

The Remembrance of God＇s Mercies 247

The Building of the First Temple 248

The Dedication of the Temple 249

Elijah Denounces the Worship of Baal 250

Worship without Godliness：the Protest of the Prophets 252

Personal Religion 254

The Rebuilding of the Temple 258

Unrighteous Sacrifice：the Protest of Ecclesiasticus 262

From the Gospels：our Lord＇s Teaching 264

From the Epistles 268

From the Book of the Revelation 270

Psalms of Adoration and Trust 271

Short texts 281