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The Glory in the Grey

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It sometimes happens, when we are dispirited, that God's gracious gift of reviving comes to us along a very ordinary channel--in the form, perhaps, of some tonic, heartening passage found in reading, or the "morning face" and cheerful greeting of a friend. That is often all that we need--when our hurt is not serious-- to send us back with a new zest and courage to our tasks; and that is the sort of usefulness which is desired for this book.

It does not pretend to deal with the great themes or the great hours of the religious life, but only with some of its simple encouragements and ideals for everyday. There is a wide difference between the far-off flash of guidance which the sailor steers by in the darkness, and the humbler lights on board which he sees to do his work. Yet he needs them both. (From the Preface) (6 hr 20 min)

Chapters

God's Second-best

8:16

Read by MaryAnn

On winding up a Clock

13:05

Read by Aiken

The Odour of the Ointment

7:33

Read by Jael

Little Sanctuaries

5:49

Read by mleigh

Impossible Bread

9:33

Read by Devorah Allen

Laughter

8:49

Read by Devorah Allen

Supposing

5:47

Read by Owlivia

By-products

7:46

Read by John

Busy Here and There

6:36

Read by John

''Too Old at Forty''

7:40

Read by Larry Wilson

Two-talent People

10:05

Read by Wayne Cooke

The Mirage and the Pool

10:04

Read by Wayne Cooke

The Duty of Praising People

5:24

Read by Jael

Building in Troublous Times

7:51

Read by Owlivia

Character in Three Dimensions

10:36

Read by jenno

The Peril of the Empty Heart

6:00

Read by Larry Wilson

The Storm and the Voice

14:12

Read by Aiken

''The Gift of a Day''

6:03

Read by Jael

Burdens

8:45

Read by Joanna Michal Hoyt

Furnishing the Inner Chamber

10:07

Read by Joanna Michal Hoyt

The Other Little Ships

10:33

Read by Wayne Cooke

Worry

10:08

Read by Wayne Cooke

The Eyes of a Fool

12:36

Read by Wayne Cooke

The Open Window

9:29

Read by Wayne Cooke

What hast thou in the House

8:42

Read by Wayne Cooke

Our Unseen Environment

9:15

Read by Michele Eaton

The Day's Work

10:50

Read by Wayne Cooke

The Grace of Grit

7:06

Read by LG Howie

The Excellence of the Ordinary

8:28

Read by Larry Wilson

Unconscious Influence

10:41

Read by Joy Etete

The Iron Gates of Life

8:17

Read by Larry Wilson

Providence in Common Things

7:11

Read by mleigh

Wayside Religion

12:12

Read by Wayne Cooke

Handfuls of Purpose

8:00

Read by Owlivia

Our Minstrels

6:56

Read by Larry Wilson

In Parallel Columns

9:52

Read by Larry Wilson

A Sin without a Name

8:24

Read by Jael

Toward?

9:59

Read by Wayne Cooke

Contagious Blessings

8:02

Read by Wayne Cooke

Toward the Sunrising

10:34

Read by Wayne Cooke

The Shepherds, the Child, and the Wise Men

9:31

Read by MaryAnn

Forward!

13:24

Read by Aiken