I have always admired John Wesley. His love of God and dedication to saving souls and advancing the Kingdom of God is inspiring. He is also one of the founders, and probably the most notable, of the Church that I love, the United Methodist Church.
He also happened to keep a journal during his life of ministry. I have read bits and pieces, but have never really spent a lot of time engaging with his life and experiences. I've been thinking lately about some sort of daily devotional experience, and for some reason got to thinking about how Wesley wrote journal entries for almost every day of the year. It then seemed natural to read Wesley's journal as a source of wisdom, guidance, and faith development.
I have chosen the year 1743 fairly arbitrarily. I looked through various years, and it looked like 1743 was a year that he wrote a fairly good amount of content consistently throughout the year. Other years were missing almost entire months.
That being said, there are still a number of days that don't have a journal entry. There are also many days that have very short entries that don't do a lot to offer inspiration or food for reflection. I won't be adding an entry for those days. If there is a long break between significant entries, I may reflect on one of Wesley's other writings (letters, addresses, sermons).
