Daily Reading Books
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I love daily reading books. To read a snippet from my favourite author, hand-picked for a particular day — yes, please.
Did you notice that “particular day” comment? Did you think to yourself — whatever, it’s randomly assigned to a day — maybe even with an eye roll?
Granted, every reading does not match every day in a significant way, but there are some days where the reading is so perfectly timed that I can’t help but feel it was purposely selected. This year it may not stand out much, but you might stumble across it again a different year and find that this was the August 2nd these words were meant for–
“A Year with Rilke” translated & edited by Joanna Macy and Anita Barrows | HarperCollins © 2009
as was the case with this Rilke passage, which I’d read for several years, before being completely struck by its truth while visiting England last summer.
from Letters to a Young Poet
I highly recommend these two daily readers:
- A Year with Rilke (translated by Joanna Macy & Anita Barrows)
- Listening to Your Life by Frederick Buechner
And, one of these days, I’m going to get this one:
I also hope to compile my own daily reader some day. I think I would title it, Hope Lives, and fill it with the likes of Tolkien, Rilke, CS Lewis, TS Eliot, and more.
LOVE that Rilke quote!! It really speaks to me, where I am today. I am still loving my Jesus Calling daily reader, but might have to check out the Rilke. Or maybe CS Lewis. When I’m done with Jesus Calling, that is.
:)