: 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.
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