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A Diary of Private Prayer by John Baillie
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it was amazing
bookshelves: christianity, classics, non-fiction
Read 2 times. Last read November 5, 2022 to January 13, 2023.

I do not come from a tradition of written prayers, so I was surprised at how much I enjoyed this devotional classic. A Diary of Private Prayer, written by Scottish theologian John Baillie (1886-1960), contains a month of heartfelt prayers, one for each morning and evening. Frankly, the humble, submissive attitude of these prayers was a welcome change from much of modern Christian literature.
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Reading Progress

February 1, 2020 – Started Reading
February 12, 2020 – Shelved
February 12, 2020 – Shelved as: non-fiction
February 12, 2020 – Shelved as: classics
February 12, 2020 – Shelved as: christianity
February 29, 2020 – Finished Reading
November 5, 2022 – Started Reading
November 5, 2022 –
page 27
18.62%
November 18, 2022 –
page 75
51.72%
January 13, 2023 – Finished Reading

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message 1: by Shawn (new) - rated it 5 stars
Jan 22, 2023 06:32PM

Shawn This book is on my shelf. I have yet to read it.


message 2: by Mary (new) - rated it 5 stars
Oct 22, 2023 06:18PM

Mary Beth Spot-on, Hope! Your last sentence says it so well -- I find the humility expressed throughout to be an antidote to what seems to me a pervasive self-centeredness in contemporary American Christianity.
Thanks for what you've written here.


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