Daily Thoughts

About this eBook

Author

Kingsley, Charles, 1819-1875

Title

Daily Thoughts: selected from the writings of Charles Kingsley by his wife

Credits

Transcribed from the 1885 Macmillan and Co. edition by David Price

Language

English

LoC Class

BV: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity: Practical theology, Worship

Subject

Devotional exercises

Category

Text

eBook-No.

20711

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/20711

Release Date

February 28, 2007

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.DAILY THOUGHTS
2. 2.January. — New Year’s Day. January 1. [3] — The Nineteenth Century. January 2. — Forward. January 3. — The Noble Life. January 4. — Duty and Sentiment. January 5. — The Everlasting Harmony. January 6. — The Keys of Death and Hell. January 7. — A Living God. January 8. — The Fairy Gardens. January 9. — Love. January 10. — Life—Love. January 11. — The Seed of Good. January 12. — Danger of Thinking vaguely. January 13. — The Possession of Faith. January 14. — The Eternal Life. January 15. — The Golden Cup of Youth. January 16. — Work and Duty. January 17. — Members of Christ. January 18. — Beauty a Sacrament. January 19. — The Ideal of Rank. January 20. — An Indulgent God. January 21. — The Fifty-First Psalm. January 22. — Waiting for Death. January 23. — The One Refuge. January 24. — Future Identity. January 25. — Friendship. January 26. — Night and Morning. January 27. — Communion with the Blessed Dead. January 28. — The Great Law. January 29. — The Coming Kingdom. January 30. — Christ’s Coming. January 31. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — JANUARY 6. The Epiphany, Manifestation of Christ to the Gentiles. — JANUARY 25. Conversion of St. Paul, Apostle and Martyr.
3. 3.February. — Virtue. February 1. — Happiness. February 2. — A Dream of the Future. February 3. — Bondage of Custom. February 4. — The Childlike Mind. February 5. — Unselfish Prayer. February 6. — God is Light. February 7. — The Veil Lifted. February 8. — All Science One. February 9. — Passion and Reason. February 10. — Enthusiasm and Tact. February 11. — The Eternal Good. February 12. — Awfulness of Words. February 13. — A Wise Woman. February 14. — Charity the one Influence. February 15. — The Ascetic Painters. February 16. — Reveries. February 17. — Woman’s Mission. February 18. — The Heroic Life. February 19. — The Wages of Sin. February 20. — Silent Depths. February 21. — True Justification. February 22. — A Present Hell. February 23. — Time and Eternity. February 24. — Christ’s Life. February 25. — The Higher Education. February 26. — God’s Kingdom. February 27. — Sowing and Reaping. February 28. — The Church Catechism. February 29. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — FEBRUARY 2. The Presentation of Christ in the Temple, commonly called The Purification of the Virgin Mary. — FEBRUARY 24.St. Matthias, Apostle and Martyr. — Ash Wednesday. — The True Fast.
4. 4.March. — Knowledge and Love. March 1. — A Charm of Birds. March 2. — Tact of the Heart. March 3. — Special Providences. March 4. — Be Calm. March 5. — Self-sacrifice and Personality. March 6. — Follow your Star. March 7. — Reverence for Books. March 8. — The Unknown Future. March 9. — Secular and Sacred. March 10. — Content or Happy? March 11. — Duty of Man to Man. March 12. — Blessing of a True Friend. March 13. — True Heroines. March 14. — Secret Atheism. March 15. — Tolerance. March 16. — The Hopes of Old Age. March 17. — The Highest Study for Man, March 18. — Eclecticism. March 19. — Duty. March 20. — The Great Unknown. March 21. — Loss nor Gain, March 22. — Ancient Greek Education, March 23. — Body and Soul. March 24. — Moderation. March 25. — Poetry in the Slums. March 26. — Time and Eternity. March 27. — Work. March 28. — Teaching of Pictures. March 29. — Voluntary Heroism. March 30. — The Ideal Holy One. March 31. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — MARCH 25. The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin, commonly called Lady Day.
5. 5.April. — The Song of Birds. April 1. — True Reformers. April 2. — High Ideals. April 3. — Divine Knowledge. April 4. — Woman’s Love. April 5. — Feeling and Emotion. April 6. — The Beasts that perish. April 7. — Reverence for Age. April 8. — Prayers for the Dead. April 9. — Diversities of Gifts. April 10. — The Atonement. April 11. — A Day’s Work. April 12. — Self-control. April 13. — Women and Novels. April 14. — Expect Much. April 15. — What is Theology? April 16. — Sweetness and Light. April 17. — The Contemplative Life. April 18. — Sudden Death. April 19. — Prayer and Praise. April 20. — The Divine Spark. April 21. — The Worst Calamity. April 22. — Men and Women. April 23. — Faith in the Unseen. April 24. — Death—Resurrection. April 25. — Woman’s Work. April 26. — Passion—Easter—Ascension. April 27. — How to keep Passion-Week. April 28. — Self-Sacrifice. April 29. — Help from our Blessed Dead. April 30. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS.Passion-tide. — Good Friday. — Easter Even. — Easter Day. — APRIL 25. St. Mark, Evangelist and Martyr.
6. 6.May. — Past and Present. May 1. — The Earth is the Lord’s. May 2. — The Great Question. May 3. — Our Father. May 4. — Want of Sympathy. May 5. — A Religion. May 6. — True Civilisation. May 7. — Nature and Grace. May 8. — Wisdom the Child of Goodness. May 9. — Rule of Life. May 10. — Music the Speech of God. May 11. — Facing Realities. May 12. — Street Arabs. May 13. — Fellowship of Sorrow. May 14. — Heaven and Hell. May 15. — The Awfulness of Life. May 16. — Hope and Fear. May 17. — Cry of the Heart and Reason. May 18. — Speaking the Truth in Love. May 19. — Peasant Souls. May 20. — Death and Everlasting Life. May 21. — Science and Virtue. May 22. — A Child’s Heart. May 23. — Self-Security. May 24. — Loss and Gain. May 25. — The Law of Righteousness. May 26. — Human and Divine Love. May 27. — A High Finish. May 28. — Our Prayers. May 29. — Clearing Showers. May 30. — Vineyards in Spring. May 31. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — MAY 1. St. Philip and St. James, Apostles and Martyrs. — Feast of the Ascension.
7. 7.June. — Open Thou mine Eyes. June 1. — The Spirit of Romance. June 2. — The Everlasting Music. June 3. — Gifts are Duties. June 4. — Summer Days. June 5. — “Sufficient for the Day.” June 6. — Secret of Thrift. June 7. — Out-door Worship. June 8. — God’s Countenance. June 9. — Certain and Uncertain. June 10. — Sensuality. June 11. — The Journey’s End. June 12. — Punishment Inevitable. June 13. — The Problem Solved. June l4. — The Father’s Education. June 15. — Parent and Child. June 16. — A Charm of Birds. June 17. — Notes of Character. June 18. — Our Blessed Dead. June 19. — Silent Influence. June 20. — Chivalry. June 21. — Nature and Art. June 22. — Simple and Sincere. June 23. — God’s Words. June 24. — Taught by Failure. June 25. — Presentiments. June 26. — Common Duties. June 27. — Lost and Found. June 28. — How to bear Sorrow. June 29. — A certain Hope. June 30. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — Whit Sunday. — Trinity Sunday. — JUNE 11. St. Barnabas, Apostle and Martyr. — JUNE 21. St. John the Baptist. — JUNE 29. St. Peter, Apostle and Martyr.
8. 8.July. — Nature and Grace. July 1. — Love and Book-Learning. July 2. — The Ancient Creeds. July 3. — A Master-Truth. July 4. — English Women. July 5. — Life retouched again. July 6. — Mystery of Life. July 7. — Beauty of Life. July 8. — True Civilisation. July 9. — The Church. July 10. — What does God ask? July 11. — Work or Want. July 12. — True Insight. July 13. — Retribution inevitable. July 14. — Antinomies. July 15. — False Refinement. July 16. — Music’s Meaning. July 17. — Vagueness of Mind. July 18. — A Faith for Daily Life. July 19. — Charms of Monotony. July 20. — How to attain. July 21. — The Divine Discontent. July 22. — Dra et labora. July 23. — Distrust and Anarchy. July 24. — A Future Life of Action. July 25. — An Ideal Aristocracy. July 26. — Our Weapons. July 27. — Uneducated Women. July 28. — Pardon and Cure. July 29. — Eternal Law. July 30. — God’s Mercy or Man’s? July 31. — The Chrysalis State. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — JULY 25. St. James, Apostle and Martyr.
9. 9.August. — Sight and Insight. August 1. — Genius and Character. August 2. — Nature’s Student. August 3. — The Masses. August 4. — Love and Knowledge. August 5. — Siccum Lumen. August 6. — This World. August 7. — The Life of the Spirit. August 8. — A Quiet Depth. August 9. — Acceptable Sacrifices. August 10. — Chivalry. August 11. — God waits for Man. August 12. — Thrift. August 13. — Revelations. August 14. — Christ comes in many ways. August 15. — Lesson of the Cross. August 16. — The Ideal Unity. August 17. — Body and Soul. August 18. — Childlikeness. August 19. — Inspiration. August 20. — Lifting of the Veil. August 21. — The Cross—its meaning. August 22. — The Crucifix. August 23. — Love to God proved. August 24. — Training of Beauty. August 25. — Ignorance of the Cynic. August 26. — Penitential Prayer. August 27. — A Real Presence. August 28. — A Living God. August 29. — Thine, not mine. August 30. — The Unquenchable Fire. August 31. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — AUGUST 24. St. Bartholomew, Apostle and Martyr.
10. 10.September. — Goodness. September 1. — Be good to do Good. September 2. — The Undying I. September 3. — Love and Time. September 4. — Common Duties. September 5. — Despair—Hope. September 6. — The Critical Spirit. September 7. — Toil and Rest. September 8. — Storm and Calm. September 9. — On the Heights. September 10. — In the Valley. September 11. — Self-Conceit. September 12. — Facing Fact. September 13. — The Heroical Rest. September 14. — Body and Soul. September 15. — Love in Absence. September 16. — Special Providence. September 17. — Love of Work. September 18. — Fret not. September 19. — Battle before Victory. September 20. — Night and Growth. September 21. — Passion. September 22. — Worth of Beauty. September 23. — Empty Profession. September 24. — True Poetry. September 25. — Office of the Clergy. September 26. — Opinions are not Knowledge. September 27. — The Worst Punishment. September 28. — The Divine Order. September 29. — True Resignation. September 30. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — SEPTEMBER 21. St. Matthew, Apostle, Evangelist, and Martyr. — SEPTEMBER 29. Feast of St. Michael and All Angels.
11. 11.October. — Blessing of Daily Work. October 1. — The Forming Form. October 2. — Special Providences. October 3. — Virtue. October 4. — God-likeness. October 5. — The Refiner’s Fire. October 6. — The Prayer of Faith. October 7. — Mountain-Ranges. October 8. — The Temper for Success in Life. October 9. — Want of Simplicity. October 10. — True Rest. October 11. — God’s Image. October 12. — Woman’s Work. October 13. — Self-Enjoyment. October 14. — Temptations of Temperament. October 15. — Egotism of Melancholy. October 16. — Poetry of Doubt. October 17. — Work of the Physician. October 18. — Love Many-sided. October 19. — The only Path to Light. October 20. — Proverbs False and True. October 21. — True Sisters of Mercy. October 22. — The Divine Fire. October 23. — The Cross a Token. October 24. — The True Self-Sacrifice. October 25. — Now as Then. October 26. — One Anchor. October 27. — Self-Control. October 28. — Nature’s Permanence. October 29. — The Only Refuge. October 30. — England’s Forgotten Worthies. October 31. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — OCTOBER 18. St. Luke, Physician and Evangelist. — OCTOBER 28. St. Simon and St. Jude, Apostles and Martyrs.
12. 12.November. — Sympathy of the Dead. November 1. — Nature’s Parable. November 2. — Passing Onward. November 3. — The Divine Intention. November 4. — Christ Weeping over Jerusalem. November 5. — Love Expansive. November 6. — Still the same. November 7. — An absolutely Good God. November 8. — Nature’s Lesson. November 9. — Morals and Mind. November 10. — Fastidiousness. November 11. — Unconscious Faith. November 12. — Silence. November 13. — The Nineteenth Century. November 14. — Unreality. November 15. — The indwelling Light. November 16. — Woman’s Calling. November 17. — Waste. November 18. — True Penance. November 19. — Political Economy of the Future. November 20. — God’s Pleasure. November 21. — The Hospital Nurse. November 22. — No Work Lost. November 23. — True Temperance. November 24. — A Present Veil. November 25. — Cowardice. November 26. — Blind Faith. November 27. — Small and Great. November 28. — True and False. November 29. — The Mind of Christ. November 30. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — NOVEMBER 1. All Saints’ Day. Commemoration of the Blessed Dead. — NOVEMBER 30. St. Andrew, Apostle and Martyr.
13. 13.December. — The Final Victory. December 1. — Drifting away. December 2. — Our Father. December 3. — Circumstance. December 4. — Duty. December 5. — Humanity and the Bible. December 6. — Music. December 7. — Waiting. December 8. — True or False Toleration? December 9. — Success and Defeat. December 10. — Passing Emotions. December 11. — Christ’s Church. December 12. — Confound me not. December 13. — The Divine Hunger and Thirst. December 14. — Religion or Godliness? December 15. — Christ’s Coming. December 16. — God’s Nature. December 17. — Educators of Men. December 18. — The Earthly Body. December 19. — Home at Last. December 20. — The Bible. December 21. — Shaking of Heaven and Earth. December 22. — Self-Respect the Voice of God. December 23. — Christmas Eve. December 24. — The Miracle of Christmas Night. December 25. — Redemption. December 26. — Fellow-workers with Christ. December 27. — The bright Pathway. December 28. — New Worship. December 29. — Links in the Chain. December 30. — Past, Present, Future. December 31. — SAINTS’ DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. — DECEMBER 21. St. Thomas, Apostle and Martyr. — DECEMBER 25. Christmas Day. — DECEMBER 26. St. Stephen, the Martyr. — DECEMBER 27. St. John, Apostle and Evangelist. — DECEMBER 28 Holy Innocents’ Day.
14. 14.INDEX.
15. 15.Footnotes:

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