Author Joan Chittister suggests that we say the verse of the month before each daily reading. By the end of the month we will probably have memorized it. “It will find a soft spot in your heart. Most of all, it will bring your heart the comfort of the ages.”

The daily readings are brief. Some, in fact, are just a sentence or two. For example: July 4: “Memory of God’s apology for distance. Enjoy it.” Or, March 5: “The beauty of suffering is that it enables us to understand the suffering of others.” And September 24: “Being angry is not the issue. Being hurtful is.”