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n nThis book of daily devotions is intended as an aid to anyone interested in making contemplation or meditation a part of daily life. Each reflection, based on a passage from Scripture and, occasionally, on the liturgical calendar of Byzantine-Rite Christianity, is brief, so that it can fit into a busy schedule. The reflections are meant to be read only one per day, perhaps with one's morning-coffee, on the train-ride to work, or whenever one has five minutes. The brief daily reflection is also meant to be combined with some daily prayer and a bit of daily self-examination. That's the way these reflections were written, - just one a day, throughout the course of a very busy year in Vienna, Austria.n nThe Scriptural passages used here are based on the New Revised Standard Version, sometimes modified by the author according to her reading of the Greek text. The Old-Testament passages are translated based on the Septuagint.n nHere's a sample of what you can expect: n nJANUARY 25n nHAVE MERCYn nBlessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy. (Mt 5:7)n n nn nThe word mercy is so often mentioned in Byzantine church-services, particularly in the brief prayer, Lord, have mercy (Kyrie eleison). The Greek word for mercy (eleos) means much more than some external withholding of punishment (which is what we usually understand it to mean in English). It is a divine energy; that is to say, its source is God-so we constantly ask Him for it. In our terms it is an internal disposition