daily readings

"Let your readings be private, individual, and at the right time of day. Reading with others is good in its place, but cannot settle to the subject with that thoroughness of grip that is needful for thorough results. Do your Bible readings by yourself, whatever luxury you may indulge in with your friends. And let it be when your faculties are wide awake. To put it off to the last thing, just before going to bed, after your pith has been spent on other things, is not doing justice to yourself or God. A little extra Bible reading at such a time, such as a psalm or a chapter from the epistles is very well as a soothing finish to the day, but to leave your Bible readings till then is to attend to do it under conditions that almost preclude the possibility of getting the intended good."