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Charles Kingsley

Daily Thoughts

Charles Kingsley

A collection of daily reflections by Charles Kingsley, the Victorian clergyman and author, offering brief meditations on Christian faith, duty, and the natural world for each day of the year.

393 Chapters

Table of Contents

1 January. 2 New Year's Day. January 1. {3} 3 The Nineteenth Century. January 2. 4 Forward. January 3. 5 The Noble Life. January 4. 6 Duty and Sentiment. January 5. 7 The Everlasting Harmony. January 6. 8 The Keys of Death and Hell. January 7. 9 A Living God. January 8. 10 The Fairy Gardens. January 9. 11 Love. January 10. 12 Life--Love. January 11. 13 The Seed of Good. January 12. 14 Danger of Thinking vaguely. January 13. 15 The Possession of Faith. January 14. 16 The Eternal Life. January 15. 17 The Golden Cup of Youth. January 16. 18 Work and Duty. January 17. 19 Members of Christ. January 18. 20 Beauty a Sacrament. January 19. 21 The Ideal of Rank. January 20. 22 An Indulgent God. January 21. 23 The Fifty-First Psalm. January 22. 24 Waiting for Death. January 23. 25 The One Refuge. January 24. 26 Future Identity. January 25. 27 Friendship. January 26. 28 Night and Morning. January 27. 29 Communion with the Blessed Dead. January 28. 30 The Great Law. January 29. 31 The Coming Kingdom. January 30. 32 Christ's Coming. January 31. 33 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 34 February. 35 Virtue. February 1. 36 Happiness. February 2. 37 A Dream of the Future. February 3. 38 Bondage of Custom. February 4. 39 The Childlike Mind. February 5. 40 Unselfish Prayer. February 6. 41 God is Light. February 7. 42 The Veil Lifted. February 8. 43 All Science One. February 9. 44 Passion and Reason. February 10. 45 Enthusiasm and Tact. February 11. 46 The Eternal Good. February 12. 47 Awfulness of Words. February 13. 48 A Wise Woman. February 14. 49 Charity the one Influence. February 15. 50 The Ascetic Painters. February 16. 51 Reveries. February 17. 52 Woman's Mission. February 18. 53 The Heroic Life. February 19. 54 The Wages of Sin. February 20. 55 Silent Depths. February 21. 56 True Justification. February 22. 57 A Present Hell. February 23. 58 Time and Eternity. February 24. 59 Christ's Life. February 25. 60 The Higher Education. February 26. 61 God's Kingdom. February 27. 62 Sowing and Reaping. February 28. 63 The Church Catechism. February 29. 64 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 65 March. 66 Knowledge and Love. March 1. 67 A Charm of Birds. March 2. 68 Tact of the Heart. March 3. 69 Special Providences. March 4. 70 Be Calm. March 5. 71 Self-sacrifice and Personality. March 6. 72 Follow your Star. March 7. 73 Reverence for Books. March 8. 74 The Unknown Future. March 9. 75 Secular and Sacred. March 10. 76 Content or Happy? March 11. 77 Duty of Man to Man. March 12. 78 Blessing of a True Friend. March 13. 79 True Heroines. March 14. 80 Secret Atheism. March 15. 81 Tolerance. March 16. 82 The Hopes of Old Age. March 17. 83 The Highest Study for Man, March 18. 84 Eclecticism. March 19. 85 Duty. March 20. 86 The Great Unknown. March 21. 87 Loss nor Gain, March 22. 88 Ancient Greek Education, March 23. 89 Body and Soul. March 24. 90 Moderation. March 25. 91 Poetry in the Slums. March 26. 92 Time and Eternity. March 27. 93 Work. March 28. 94 Teaching of Pictures. March 29. 95 Voluntary Heroism. March 30. 96 The Ideal Holy One. March 31. 97 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 98 April. 99 The Song of Birds. April 1. 100 True Reformers. April 2. 101 High Ideals. April 3. 102 Divine Knowledge. April 4. 103 Woman's Love. April 5. 104 Feeling and Emotion. April 6. 105 The Beasts that perish. April 7. 106 Reverence for Age. April 8. 107 Prayers for the Dead. April 9. 108 Diversities of Gifts. April 10. 109 The Atonement. April 11. 110 A Day's Work. April 12. 111 Self-control. April 13. 112 Women and Novels. April 14. 113 Expect Much. April 15. 114 What is Theology? April 16. 115 Sweetness and Light. April 17. 116 The Contemplative Life. April 18. 117 Sudden Death. April 19. 118 Prayer and Praise. April 20. 119 The Divine Spark. April 21. 120 The Worst Calamity. April 22. 121 Men and Women. April 23. 122 Faith in the Unseen. April 24. 123 Death--Resurrection. April 25. 124 Woman's Work. April 26. 125 Passion--Easter--Ascension. April 27. 126 How to keep Passion-Week. April 28. 127 Self-Sacrifice. April 29. 128 Help from our Blessed Dead. April 30. 129 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. Passion-tide. 130 May. 131 Past and Present. May 1. 132 The Earth is the Lord's. May 2. 133 The Great Question. May 3. 134 Our Father. May 4. 135 Want of Sympathy. May 5. 136 A Religion. May 6. 137 True Civilisation. May 7. 138 Nature and Grace. May 8. 139 Wisdom the Child of Goodness. May 9. 140 Rule of Life. May 10. 141 Music the Speech of God. May 11. 142 Facing Realities. May 12. 143 Street Arabs. May 13. 144 Fellowship of Sorrow. May 14. 145 Heaven and Hell. May 15. 146 The Awfulness of Life. May 16. 147 Hope and Fear. May 17. 148 Cry of the Heart and Reason. May 18. 149 Speaking the Truth in Love. May 19. 150 Peasant Souls. May 20. 151 Death and Everlasting Life. May 21. 152 Science and Virtue. May 22. 153 A Child's Heart. May 23. 154 Self-Security. May 24. 155 Loss and Gain. May 25. 156 The Law of Righteousness. May 26. 157 Human and Divine Love. May 27. 158 A High Finish. May 28. 159 Our Prayers. May 29. 160 Clearing Showers. May 30. 161 Vineyards in Spring. May 31. 162 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 163 June. 164 Open Thou mine Eyes. June 1. 165 The Spirit of Romance. June 2. 166 The Everlasting Music. June 3. 167 Gifts are Duties. June 4. 168 Summer Days. June 5. 169 |Sufficient for the Day.| June 6. 170 Secret of Thrift. June 7. 171 Out-door Worship. June 8. 172 God's Countenance. June 9. 173 Certain and Uncertain. June 10. 174 Sensuality. June 11. 175 The Journey's End. June 12. 176 Punishment Inevitable. June 13. 177 The Problem Solved. June l4. 178 The Father's Education. June 15. 179 Parent and Child. June 16. 180 A Charm of Birds. June 17. 181 Notes of Character. June 18. 182 Our Blessed Dead. June 19. 183 Silent Influence. June 20. 184 Chivalry. June 21. 185 Nature and Art. June 22. 186 Simple and Sincere. June 23. 187 God's Words. June 24. 188 Taught by Failure. June 25. 189 Presentiments. June 26. 190 Common Duties. June 27. 191 Lost and Found. June 28. 192 How to bear Sorrow. June 29. 193 A certain Hope. June 30. 194 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 195 July. 196 Nature and Grace. July 1. 197 Love and Book-Learning. July 2. 198 The Ancient Creeds. July 3. 199 A Master-Truth. July 4. 200 English Women. July 5. 201 Life retouched again. July 6. 202 Mystery of Life. July 7. 203 Beauty of Life. July 8. 204 True Civilisation. July 9. 205 The Church. July 10. 206 What does God ask? July 11. 207 Work or Want. July 12. 208 True Insight. July 13. 209 Retribution inevitable. July 14. 210 Antinomies. July 15. 211 False Refinement. July 16. 212 Music's Meaning. July 17. 213 Vagueness of Mind. July 18. 214 A Faith for Daily Life. July 19. 215 Charms of Monotony. July 20. 216 How to attain. July 21. 217 The Divine Discontent. July 22. 218 Dra et labora. July 23. 219 Distrust and Anarchy. July 24. 220 A Future Life of Action. July 25. 221 An Ideal Aristocracy. July 26. 222 Our Weapons. July 27. 223 Uneducated Women. July 28. 224 Pardon and Cure. July 29. 225 Eternal Law. July 30. 226 God's Mercy or Man's? July 31. 227 The Chrysalis State. 228 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 229 August. 230 Sight and Insight. August 1. 231 Genius and Character. August 2. 232 Nature's Student. August 3. 233 The Masses. August 4. 234 Love and Knowledge. August 5. 235 Siccum Lumen. August 6. 236 This World. August 7. 237 The Life of the Spirit. August 8. 238 A Quiet Depth. August 9. 239 Acceptable Sacrifices. August 10. 240 Chivalry. August 11. 241 God waits for Man. August 12. 242 Thrift. August 13. 243 Revelations. August 14. 244 Christ comes in many ways. August 15. 245 Lesson of the Cross. August 16. 246 The Ideal Unity. August 17. 247 Body and Soul. August 18. 248 Childlikeness. August 19. 249 Inspiration. August 20. 250 Lifting of the Veil. August 21. 251 The Cross--its meaning. August 22. 252 The Crucifix. August 23. 253 Love to God proved. August 24. 254 Training of Beauty. August 25. 255 Ignorance of the Cynic. August 26. 256 Penitential Prayer. August 27. 257 A Real Presence. August 28. 258 A Living God. August 29. 259 Thine, not mine. August 30. 260 The Unquenchable Fire. August 31. 261 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 262 September. 263 Goodness. September 1. 264 Be good to do Good. September 2. 265 The Undying I. September 3. 266 Love and Time. September 4. 267 Common Duties. September 5. 268 Despair--Hope. September 6. 269 The Critical Spirit. September 7. 270 Toil and Rest. September 8. 271 Storm and Calm. September 9. 272 On the Heights. September 10. 273 In the Valley. September 11. 274 Self-Conceit. September 12. 275 Facing Fact. September 13. 276 The Heroical Rest. September 14. 277 Body and Soul. September 15. 278 Love in Absence. September 16. 279 Special Providence. September 17. 280 Love of Work. September 18. 281 Fret not. September 19. 282 Battle before Victory. September 20. 283 Night and Growth. September 21. 284 Passion. September 22. 285 Worth of Beauty. September 23. 286 Empty Profession. September 24. 287 True Poetry. September 25. 288 Office of the Clergy. September 26. 289 Opinions are not Knowledge. September 27. 290 The Worst Punishment. September 28. 291 The Divine Order. September 29. 292 True Resignation. September 30. 293 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 294 October. 295 Blessing of Daily Work. October 1. 296 The Forming Form. October 2. 297 Special Providences. October 3. 298 Virtue. October 4. 299 God-likeness. October 5. 300 The Refiner's Fire. October 6. 301 The Prayer of Faith. October 7. 302 Mountain-Ranges. October 8. 303 The Temper for Success in Life. October 9. 304 Want of Simplicity. October 10. 305 True Rest. October 11. 306 God's Image. October 12. 307 Woman's Work. October 13. 308 Self-Enjoyment. October 14. 309 Temptations of Temperament. October 15. 310 Egotism of Melancholy. October 16. 311 Poetry of Doubt. October 17. 312 Work of the Physician. October 18. 313 Love Many-sided. October 19. 314 The only Path to Light. October 20. 315 Proverbs False and True. October 21. 316 True Sisters of Mercy. October 22. 317 The Divine Fire. October 23. 318 The Cross a Token. October 24. 319 The True Self-Sacrifice. October 25. 320 Now as Then. October 26. 321 One Anchor. October 27. 322 Self-Control. October 28. 323 Nature's Permanence. October 29. 324 The Only Refuge. October 30. 325 England's Forgotten Worthies. October 31. 326 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 327 November. 328 Sympathy of the Dead. November 1. 329 Nature's Parable. November 2. 330 Passing Onward. November 3. 331 The Divine Intention. November 4. 332 Christ Weeping over Jerusalem. November 5. 333 Love Expansive. November 6. 334 Still the same. November 7. 335 An absolutely Good God. November 8. 336 Nature's Lesson. November 9. 337 Morals and Mind. November 10. 338 Fastidiousness. November 11. 339 Unconscious Faith. November 12. 340 Silence. November 13. 341 The Nineteenth Century. November 14. 342 Unreality. November 15. 343 The indwelling Light. November 16. 344 Woman's Calling. November 17. 345 Waste. November 18. 346 True Penance. November 19. 347 Political Economy of the Future. November 20. 348 God's Pleasure. November 21. 349 The Hospital Nurse. November 22. 350 No Work Lost. November 23. 351 True Temperance. November 24. 352 A Present Veil. November 25. 353 Cowardice. November 26. 354 Blind Faith. November 27. 355 Small and Great. November 28. 356 True and False. November 29. 357 The Mind of Christ. November 30. 358 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 359 December. 360 The Final Victory. December 1. 361 Drifting away. December 2. 362 Our Father. December 3. 363 Circumstance. December 4. 364 Duty. December 5. 365 Humanity and the Bible. December 6. 366 Music. December 7. 367 Waiting. December 8. 368 True or False Toleration? December 9. 369 Success and Defeat. December 10. 370 Passing Emotions. December 11. 371 Christ's Church. December 12. 372 Confound me not. December 13. 373 The Divine Hunger and Thirst. December 14. 374 Religion or Godliness? December 15. 375 Christ's Coming. December 16. 376 God's Nature. December 17. 377 Educators of Men. December 18. 378 The Earthly Body. December 19. 379 Home at Last. December 20. 380 The Bible. December 21. 381 Shaking of Heaven and Earth. December 22. 382 Self-Respect the Voice of God. December 23. 383 Christmas Eve. December 24. 384 The Miracle of Christmas Night. December 25. 385 Redemption. December 26. 386 Fellow-workers with Christ. December 27. 387 The bright Pathway. December 28. 388 New Worship. December 29. 389 Links in the Chain. December 30. 390 Past, Present, Future. December 31. 391 SAINTS' DAYS, FASTS, & FESTIVALS. 392 INDEX. 393 Footnotes:

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