APPENDIX

A SUGGESTED THOUGHT FOR DAILY MEDITATION

N.B.—­You will find it useful to look up references in a reference Bible.

Ash Wednesday:  God wishes that we should be saved.—­1 Tim. ii. 3, 4; 2 Pet. iii. 9.

Thursday:  Our natural will is in conflict with God’s will.—­Rom. vii. 21-25.

Friday:  God the Holy Ghost assists us by illuminating the will.—­S.  John xvi. 13-15.

Saturday:  What is the guiding principles of our lives?—­Ps. xxxix. 7; S. Matt. vi. 19-24.

1st Sunday in Lent:  The Incarnation the mission of Christ to the body.—­S.  John i. 1-14; Eph. v. 23.

Monday:  The body in its physical aspect wonderfully suited to its purposes.—­Gen. i. 26-28; ii., 7; Ps. cxxxix. 14.

Tuesday:  The body the external means by which we receive the Sacraments.—­Heb. x. 22; Acts viii. 14-17; 1 Cor. xi. 26.

Wednesday:  The body in its ultimate destiny.—­1 Cor. xv. 42-49; 1 John iii. 2, 3.

Thursday:  Disciplining the body braces the will.—­2 Tim. ii. 3; Heb. xi. 32-40.

Friday:  The corporate life of the Church in its bearing on influence and conduct.—­1 Cor. xii. 12-27.

Saturday:  The duty of example in respect of the temperance question.—­1 Cor. viii. 7-13; 2 Cor. viii. 9.

2nd Sunday in Lent:  The inner value of our life.—­S.  Mark viii. 34-38.

Monday:  The deadening effect of prosperity.—­S.  James v. 1-6.

Tuesday:  Our Lord’s example of single-mindedness.—­S.  Mark vii. 37; S. Matt. xxvi. 39-44.

Wednesday:  The need for seriousness in thought.—­S.  Matt. xv. 10-20; Phil. iv. 8.

Thursday:  The need for seriousness in word.—­S.  James iii. 1-11.

Friday:  The need for seriousness in deed.—­S.  James iii. 13-18; 1 Pet. v. 8.

Saturday:  The need for perseverance, lest we forfeit our blessings.—­Rom ii. 4-7; Rev. ii. 18-29.

3rd Sunday in Lent:  Man seeking after God.—­Ps. xlii.

Monday:  The Incarnation the means by which the union between God and man is brought about.—­S.  John xvii. 17-26.

Tuesday:  Prayer the characteristic act of religion.—­S.  Matt. vii. 7-12; Eph. vi. 18.

Wednesday:  The importance of self-examination as leading to self-knowledge.—­Gal. vi. 3-5.

Thursday:  Confession of sins to God the only condition of forgiveness.—­1 John i. 5-10.

Friday:  Forgiveness of sins comes from God through the blood of Christ.—­Eph. i. 3-12.

Saturday:  The ministry of reconciliation committed to the ministers, as Christ’s ambassadors.—­2 Cor. v. 18; S. John xx. 22, 23.

4th Sunday in Lent:  The natural body of Christ the source of healings.—­S.  Matt. xiv. 34-36.

Monday:  The spiritual body of Christ found in His Church.—­Eph. i. 18-23.

Tuesday:  The sacramental body of Christ, given to us in the Holy Communion.—­1 Cor. x., 14-21.