Daily Strength for Daily Needs (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9798897732562)

Daily Strength for Daily Needs is a year-long Christian devotional, first compiled in the late 19th century by Mary Wilder Tileston.

It consists of 365 daily readings, each comprising a Scripture verse along with a brief prose or poetic reflection drawn from classic Christian writers.

The intention of the book is to provide spiritual encouragement and guidance for everyday life: to help the reader face difficulties, stay grounded in faith, find peace, manage worries, and grow in godly character.

About the author

Mary Wilder Tileston (née Foote; 1843-1934) was an American author and anthologist. In 1884, she published a collection of selections in prose and verse with accompanying texts of scripture intended for daily reading called Daily Strength for Daily Needs. The book attained a sale of over 250,000 copies by 1910 and was regarded in its day by many as the best of its kind. A companion book called Joy and Strength for the Pilgrims Day was almost as popular. As editor of books of selections for children, Tileston was equally proficient. This included The Child's Harvest of Verse, an collection of verse for children between 6 and 13, which was a new edition of Sugar and Spice and All That's Nice. Tileston's compilation of hymns of comfort for adults, originally called Sursum Corda, was brought out later under the title of Stronghold of Hope. Three works were associated with family members and these included: Memorials of Mary Wilder White, Caleb and Mary Wilder Foote: Reminiscences and Letters, and Amelia Peabody Tileston and Her Canteens for the Serbs.

She became known as a compiler of hymns, and of selections from religious writers. Her publications include: Quiet Hours, a collection of poems (1874; 2d ser., 1880); Selections from Marcus Aurelius Antonius (1876); Selections from the Imitation of Christ (1876); Sursum Corda, Hymns of Comfort (1877); Sunshine in the Soul (1877); Selections from Epictetus (1877); The Blessed Life, Favorite Hymns (1878); Selections from Fénelon (1870); from the Apocrypha (1882); from Dr. John Tauler (1882); Heroic Ballads (1883); Daily Strength for Daily Needs (1883); Sugar and Spice, collection of nursery rhymes (1881); Tender and True (rev. ed., 1892); Selections from Isaac Pennington (1893); and Prayers, Ancient and Modern (1897 and 1902). She was residing in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1903. (wikipedia.org)