I’ve started reading a selection in Devotional Classics: Selected Readings for Individuals and Groups each morning as part of my devotional time. This is only day two but I’m loving it.

The book, edited by Richard Foster and James Bryan Smith, includes devotional readings drawn from six faith traditions:

1. The Prayer-Filled Life (Contemplative Tradition)
2. The Virtuous Life (Holiness Tradition)
3. The Spirit-Empowered Life (Charismatic Tradition)
4. The Compassionate Life (Social Justice Tradition)
5. The Word-Centered Life (Evangelical Tradition)
6. The Sacramental Life (Incarnational Tradition)

The book begins with eight selections comprising a section titled “Preparing for the Spiritual Life.” These readings come from familiar authors such as C. S. Lewis, John of the Cross, Bernard of Clairvaux and St. Augustine.

I encourage you to pick up the paperback book and join me. The book has fifty-two selections and has been organized for group as well as individual study. I’m going to use it for daily devotions, but it’s obviously put together as a weekly introduction to “the great devotional writers over the course of one year.”

I’m contemplating posting my thoughts or favorite quotes for each selection. I’m not sure if I’ll do that in individual posts, or as a comments to this post. What do you think?