In this new edition of a popular classic, the Scottish poet and novelist George MacDonald (1824-1905) offers a prayer for each day of the year. Seemingly simple, the poetic prayers spring from a deep understanding of the personal relationship between God and the individual Christian. 'The whole', MacDonald's son remarked, 'is a record of a life's rather than a year's religious thought.' Colin Duriez, an authority on C. S. Lewis - who regarded his debt to MacDonald as inestimable - writes in the introduction that The Diary 'represents a true Christian mysticism, combining a desire for oneness with God with an essentially bright, clear vision that has captivated readers since the book appeared'.