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Chapter 1
Dedication
The book, written during wartime to offer comfort and reinforce hope and faith, is dedicated by permission to Sir John R. Jellicoe, Admiral of the Grand Fleet.
Chapter 2
Epigraph
The chapter opens with an epigraph from E. B. Browning, contrasting the prevalence of nettles with the greater abundance of smooth green grasses and the vastness of heaven's blue over any cloud, suggesting a theme of hope and perspective.
Chapter 3
A Day at a Time
This chapter emphasizes the importance of living one day at a time, trusting in God's provision and strength for each day's challenges, and finding cheerfulness and resilience through faith.
Chapter 4
I: A Day at a Time
The chapter emphasizes living one day at a time, trusting God for daily strength as promised in Deuteronomy 33:25. It comforts those anxious about loved ones in war, urging them to leave tomorrow in God's hands and focus on the present.
Chapter 5
God in the Wheels
The chapter argues that God's spirit is present in all aspects of modern life—industry, change, and personal destiny—using Ezekiel's vision of wheels as a metaphor. It counters the idea of blind chance by asserting that God the Father, revealed through Jesus Christ, guides all events with love and purpose.

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