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