Editor Susanna Wright offers this updated edition of a Christian devotional classic—invoking the daily prayers and timeless imagery of the original text through modern, accessible language.
In this wonderful collection, famed theologian Dr. John Baillie shares personal prayers for people who are seeking a better understanding of God and themselves. Organized by morning and evening—with special prayers for Sundays—A Diary of Private Prayer is written with eloquence, piety, and directness. Blending praise and meditative thoughts about God with a concern for the social and individual good, these daily invocations help and inspire us to search our inner selves and find the deep religious beliefs that lie within.
First published in 1936, A Diary of Private Prayer remains a seminal Christian devotional with more than a million copies in print. This modern edition—completely redesigned into a gift package—admirably preserves all the qualities of the original, ensuring that the wisdom of God and the wonder of Baillie’s prayers remain accessible for many generations to come.

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ReligionTable of contents
- Cover
- Dedication
- Preface
- Author’s Note
- First Day: Morning
- First Day: Evening
- Second Day: Morning
- Second Day: Evening
- Third Day: Morning
- Third Day: Evening
- Fourth Day: Morning
- Fourth Day: Evening
- Fifth Day: Morning
- Fifth Day: Evening
- Sixth Day: Morning
- Sixth Day: Evening
- Seventh Day: Morning
- Seventh Day: Evening
- Eighth Day: Morning
- Eighth Day: Evening
- Ninth Day: Morning
- Ninth Day: Evening
- Tenth Day: Morning
- Tenth Day: Evening
- Eleventh Day: Morning
- Eleventh Day: Evening
- Twelfth Day: Morning
- Twelfth Day: Evening
- Thirteenth Day: Morning
- Thirteenth Day: Evening
- Fourteenth Day: Morning
- Fourteenth Day: Evening
- Fifteenth Day: Morning
- Fifteenth Day: Evening
- Sixteenth Day: Morning
- Sixteenth Day: Evening
- Seventeenth Day: Morning
- Seventeenth Day: Evening
- Eighteenth Day: Morning
- Eighteenth Day: Evening
- Nineteenth Day: Morning
- Nineteenth Day: Evening
- Twentieth Day: Morning
- Twentieth Day: Evening
- Twenty-first Day: Morning
- Twenty-first Day: Evening
- Twenty-second Day: Morning
- Twenty-second Day: Evening
- Twenty-third Day: Morning
- Twenty-third Day: Evening
- Twenty-fourth Day: Morning
- Twenty-fourth Day: Evening
- Twenty-fifth Day: Morning
- Twenty-fifth Day: Evening
- Twenty-sixth Day: Morning
- Twenty-sixth Day: Evening
- Twenty-seventh Day: Morning
- Twenty-seventh Day: Evening
- Twenty-eighth Day: Morning
- Twenty-eighth Day: Evening
- Twenty-ninth Day: Morning
- Twenty-ninth Day: Evening
- Thirtieth Day: Morning
- Thirtieth Day: Evening
- Thirty-first Day: Morning
- Thirty-first Day: Evening
- Sunday: Morning
- Sunday: Evening
- Acknowledgments
- Notes
- About the Author
- Copyright
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