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2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/.gitignore

@@ -1,14 +1,14 @@
 __pycache__ 
 .venv/
 *.tar
-latex/main.aux 
+*.log 
-latex/main.idx 
+*.aux 
-latex/main.ilg 
+*.idx 
-latex/main.ind 
+*.ilg 
-latex/main.ind 
+*.ind 
-latex/main.log 
+*.ind 
-latex/main.pdf 
+*.pdf 
-latex/main.toc
+*.toc
 latex/CON*.tex 
 latex/CRI*.tex
 latex/DRY*.tex

2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/latex/generate_latex.py

@@ -107,6 +107,24 @@ from pathlib import Path
 
 from categories import CATEGORIES, VALID_CODES, category_name
 
+
+class _Tee:
+    """Duplicates writes to multiple streams -- used so every print()
+    already in this script (stdout AND stderr) also lands in a log
+    file, without having to touch each individual print() call. Set up
+    once args are parsed and latex_dir exists; see main()."""
+
+    def __init__(self, *streams):
+        self._streams = streams
+
+    def write(self, data):
+        for s in self._streams:
+            s.write(data)
+
+    def flush(self):
+        for s in self._streams:
+            s.flush()
+
 # --- Parsing ----------------------------------------------------------------
 
 HEADER_RE = re.compile(
@@ -282,15 +300,81 @@ def split_blocks(text: str):
 
 # --- LaTeX rendering ----------------------------------------------------
 
+# Matches a line that starts DIRECTLY with a letter -- the case where a
+# real lettrine-style drop cap (which must be the literal first token of
+# the paragraph) can be used cleanly. Captures the first letter and the
+# rest of that same word separately, since \lettrine{first}{restofword}
+# wants them split (lettrine.cfg renders the rest of the word in small
+# caps by default).
+LETTRINE_RE = re.compile(r"^([A-Za-z])([A-Za-z']*)(.*)$", re.DOTALL)
+
+# Fallback for a line that opens with punctuation (a quote mark, an em
+# dash, etc.) -- tested against real lettrine output and confirmed it
+# looks cramped/wrong when the leading punctuation is folded into
+# \lettrine's argument, so these get the simpler inline \dropcap{}
+# treatment instead, with the punctuation left on the normal baseline
+# in front of it.
+DROPCAP_RE = re.compile(r"^(\W*)([A-Za-z])(.*)$", re.DOTALL)
+
+
+# Drop cap height, in lines -- fixed at 2 regardless of how long the
+# first stanza actually runs. Note this means the margin WILL snap back
+# for any stanza longer than 2 lines (most of them), same artifact
+# flagged and fixed-away earlier in this file's history -- kept here
+# anyway because the shorter, more compact cap was explicitly preferred
+# over avoiding that artifact. min() with the stanza's own line count
+# just guards the rare 1-line-stanza case, where reserving 2 lines of
+# indent for a stanza that only has 1 would leave dead space.
+DROPCAP_LINES = 2
+
+
+def apply_dropcap(line: str, stanza_line_count: int) -> str:
+    """Wraps the first letter of a prayer's opening line in a drop cap.
+    Uses a real multi-line \\lettrine{}{} when the line starts directly
+    with a letter -- lines= is fixed at DROPCAP_LINES (see above).
+
+    Falls back to a simple enlarged inline \\dropcap{} only when the
+    line opens with punctuation (e.g. a quotation mark), since lettrine
+    can't cleanly absorb a leading non-letter character into its own
+    argument.
+
+    Both macros need defining in your preamble, e.g.:
+        \\usepackage{lettrine}
+        \\newcommand{\\dropcap}[1]{{\\bfseries\\Large #1}}
+    """
+    lm = LETTRINE_RE.match(line)
+    if lm and not line[:1].isspace():
+        first, restword, rest = lm.groups()
+        lines_opt = min(stanza_line_count, DROPCAP_LINES)
+        return (
+            f"\\lettrine[lines={lines_opt},nindent=0pt]{{" + escape_latex(first) + "}{" + escape_latex(restword) + "}"
+            + escape_latex(rest)
+        )
+    dm = DROPCAP_RE.match(line)
+    if not dm:
+        return escape_latex(line)
+    lead, letter, rest = dm.groups()
+    return escape_latex(lead) + "\\dropcap{" + escape_latex(letter) + "}" + escape_latex(rest)
+
+
 def render_prayer(entry: dict) -> str:
     """Prayer body only. No occasion label, no index -- those live in
     render_occasion_label, which fills the separate [[OCCASIONS]]
-    placeholder (shown above the verse quote, per the template's layout)."""
+    placeholder (shown above the verse quote, per the template's layout).
+
+    The very first letter of the prayer's opening line gets a drop cap --
+    see apply_dropcap() for the lettrine/fallback split and how its
+    height is chosen."""
     stanzas = split_blocks(entry["text"])
     stanza_texts = []
-    for stanza in stanzas:
+    for s_idx, stanza in enumerate(stanzas):
         raw_lines = [ln.strip() for ln in stanza.split("\n") if ln.strip()]
-        esc_lines = [escape_latex(ln) for ln in raw_lines]
+        esc_lines = []
+        for l_idx, ln in enumerate(raw_lines):
+            if s_idx == 0 and l_idx == 0:
+                esc_lines.append(apply_dropcap(ln, len(raw_lines)))
+            else:
+                esc_lines.append(escape_latex(ln))
         stanza_texts.append(" \\\\\n".join(esc_lines))
     body = " \\\\[\\medskipamount]\n".join(stanza_texts)
     return "\\noindent " + body
@@ -345,19 +429,23 @@ def render_entry_tex(number: int, parsed: dict, template: str) -> str:
 
 
 def render_inputs_block(grouped: "OrderedDictType", category_macro: str) -> str:
-    """grouped: ordered mapping of code -> list of basenames (already in
+    """grouped: ordered mapping of code -> list of (basename, occasion)
-    Psalm-reference order), for categories that have at least one entry.
+    pairs (already in Psalm-reference order), for categories that have
-    Returns the raw chapter+\\input{} block -- this is what gets written
+    at least one entry. Each \\input{} line gets a trailing comment with
-    to inputs.tex when it doesn't exist yet, NOT injected into main.tex
+    that entry's occasion text, purely to make a hand-edited inputs.tex
+    easier to skim/reorder -- comments are inert to LaTeX, so this is
+    just a courtesy to whoever's editing the file by hand. Returns the
+    raw chapter+\\input{} block -- this is what gets written to
+    inputs.tex when it doesn't exist yet, NOT injected into main.tex
     directly (main.tex now \\input{}s inputs.tex itself, per the
     template)."""
     blocks = []
-    for code, basenames in grouped.items():
+    for code, entries in grouped.items():
-        if not basenames:
+        if not entries:
             continue
         name = category_name(code)
         heading = f"\\{category_macro}{{{escape_latex(name)}}}"
-        inputs = "\n".join(f"\\input{{{name_}}}" for name_ in basenames)
+        inputs = "\n".join(f"\\input{{{basename}}}   % {occasion}" for basename, occasion in entries)
         blocks.append(f"{heading}\n{inputs}")
     text = "\n\n".join(blocks)
     if not text.endswith("\n"):
@@ -427,6 +515,17 @@ def main():
         sys.exit(f"Main template not found: {main_template_path}")
     latex_dir.mkdir(parents=True, exist_ok=True)
 
+    # From here on, everything printed (stdout and stderr both) also goes
+    # to generate_latex.log in latex_dir -- so skip/warning messages
+    # survive even when this script's own output gets buried in the
+    # surrounding pdflatex/makeindex noise of a full build pipeline.
+    log_path = latex_dir / "generate_latex.log"
+    log_file = log_path.open("w", encoding="utf-8")
+    sys.stdout = _Tee(sys.stdout, log_file)
+    sys.stderr = _Tee(sys.stderr, log_file)
+    print(f"(full log also being written to {log_path})")
+    print()
+
     if args.category_order:
         order = [c.strip().upper() for c in args.category_order.split(",")]
         bad = [c for c in order if c not in VALID_CODES]
@@ -532,7 +631,10 @@ def main():
     code_by_name = {category_name(c): c for c in VALID_CODES}
 
     if not inputs_path.exists():
-        grouped = OrderedDict((c, [item["path"].stem for item in by_category[c]]) for c in order)
+        grouped = OrderedDict(
+            (c, [(item["path"].stem, item["parsed"]["entries"][0]["occasion"]) for item in by_category[c]])
+            for c in order
+        )
         inputs_path.write_text(render_inputs_block(grouped, args.category_macro), encoding="utf-8")
         final_order = list(default_order)
         print(f"No inputs.tex found -- generated a fresh one at {inputs_path} "

2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/latex/inputs.tex

@@ -1,121 +1,122 @@
 \chapter{Wonder \& Thanksgiving}
-\input{WON-008.04}
+\input{WON-008.04}   % Feeling small in a big world
-\input{WON-018.02}
+\input{WON-018.02}   % After a close call
-\input{WON-019.01}
+\input{WON-019.01}   % Thanking God for creation
-\input{WON-024.01}
+\input{WON-024.01}   % Caring for the natural world
-\input{WON-139.14}
+\input{WON-139.14}   % Wonder at how I'm made
-\input{WON-147.04}
+\input{WON-147.04}   % The stars on a clear night
-\input{WON-150.06}
+\input{WON-150.06}   % Wonder at absolutely everything
 
 \chapter{Weariness, Worry \& Fear}
-\input{WWF-001.03}
+\input{WWF-001.03}   % Waiting for the right season
-\input{WWF-004.08}
+\input{WWF-004.08}   % Trouble falling asleep
-\input{WWF-005.03}
+\input{WWF-005.03}   % Waking up worried
-\input{WWF-006.02}
+\input{WWF-006.02}   % Slow recovery from illness
-\input{WWF-016.11}
+\input{WWF-016.11}   % Fearing joy won't last
-\input{WWF-019.14}
+\input{WWF-019.14}   % Before speaking in public
-\input{WWF-023.02}
+\input{WWF-023.02}   % When I'm bone tired
-\input{WWF-037.25}
+\input{WWF-037.25}   % Fear of not having enough
-\input{WWF-046.01}
+\input{WWF-046.01}   % After losing a job
-\input{WWF-130.05}
+\input{WWF-130.05}   % When I have to wait
-\input{WWF-131.02}
+\input{WWF-131.02}   % When I can't stop worrying
-\input{WWF-142.04}
+\input{WWF-142.04}   % During a lonely season
 
 \chapter{Guidance \& Decisions}
-\input{GUI-020.04}
+\input{GUI-020.04}   % Bringing dreams before God
-\input{GUI-025.04}
+\input{GUI-025.04}   % Making a big move
-\input{GUI-027.01}
+\input{GUI-027.01}   % Facing an important morning
-\input{GUI-032.08}
+\input{GUI-032.08}   % Seeking God before decisions
-\input{GUI-034.08}
+\input{GUI-034.08}   % When I reach for the wrong refuge
-\input{GUI-039.04}
+\input{GUI-039.04}   % Making the most of today
-\input{GUI-082.08}
+\input{GUI-082.08}   % Stress from too many decisions
-\input{GUI-090.12}
+\input{GUI-090.12}   % Choosing how to spend your time
-\input{GUI-119.105}
+\input{GUI-119.105}   % Taking one step at a time
-\input{GUI-143.10}
+\input{GUI-143.10}   % Needing moral clarity
 
 \chapter{Crisis \& Emergency}
-\input{CRI-023.06}
+\input{CRI-027.14}   % Waiting for test results
-\input{CRI-027.14}
+\input{CRI-055.05}   % When panic takes over
-\input{CRI-055.05}
+\input{CRI-056.03}   % Before a big surgery
-\input{CRI-056.03}
+\input{CRI-061.02}   % Bad news from far away
-\input{CRI-061.02}
+\input{CRI-073.26}   % Bad news from the doctor
-\input{CRI-073.26}
+\input{CRI-090.01}   % Starting over after disaster
-\input{CRI-090.01}
+\input{CRI-112.07}   % After hearing bad news
-\input{CRI-112.07}
+\input{CRI-023.06}   % Facing the end of life
 
 \chapter{Loss}
-\input{LOS-006.06}
+\input{LOS-102.01}   % A loss of something important
-\input{LOS-027.10}
+\input{LOS-145.09}   % Loss of a pet
-\input{LOS-034.18}
+\input{LOS-034.18}   % Grieving a broken family
-\input{LOS-068.05}
+\input{LOS-006.06}   % Loss of a child
-\input{LOS-088.03}
+\input{LOS-139.13}   % Miscarriage
-\input{LOS-088.18}
+\input{LOS-088.18}   % Loss of a friend
-\input{LOS-102.01}
+\input{LOS-027.10}   % Loss of parents
-\input{LOS-145.09}
+\input{LOS-068.05}   % Loss of a spouse
-\input{LOS-139.13}
+\input{LOS-088.03}   % Grieving a suicide
 
 \chapter{Milestones}
-\input{MIL-037.05}
+\input{MIL-037.05}   % Starting a new job
-\input{MIL-071.09}
+\input{MIL-068.06}   % Moving into a new home
-\input{MIL-071.17}
+\input{MIL-071.17}   % Graduation
-\input{MIL-103.17}
+\input{MIL-128.01}   % Wedding
-\input{MIL-127.03}
+\input{MIL-127.03}   % The arrival of a new child
-\input{MIL-128.01}
+\input{MIL-103.17}   % The arrival of a new grandchild
+\input{MIL-071.09}   % Retirement
 
 \chapter{Temptation \& Self-Examination}
-\input{TMP-037.07}
+\input{TMP-037.07}   % Envy over someone else's success
-\input{TMP-040.02}
+\input{TMP-040.02}   % After a failure
-\input{TMP-046.10}
+\input{TMP-046.10}   % Letting go of control
-\input{TMP-051.10}
+\input{TMP-051.10}   % Asking forgiveness for hurtful words
-\input{TMP-055.22}
+\input{TMP-055.22}   % When I can't let something go
-\input{TMP-086.05}
+\input{TMP-086.05}   % When shame keeps me away
-\input{TMP-090.17}
+\input{TMP-090.17}   % When I don't want to do what needs doing
-\input{TMP-103.01}
+\input{TMP-103.01}   % Wanting wholehearted worship
-\input{TMP-103.12}
+\input{TMP-103.12}   % Confessing hidden wrongdoing
-\input{TMP-103.14}
+\input{TMP-103.14}   % When I'm disappointed in myself
-\input{TMP-119.131}
+\input{TMP-119.131}   % Wanting to break old habits
-\input{TMP-139.23}
+\input{TMP-139.23}   % When my motives are mixed
 
 \chapter{Spiritual Dryness \& Discontent}
-\input{DRY-027.04}
+\input{DRY-027.04}   % A distracted heart
-\input{DRY-042.01}
+\input{DRY-042.01}   % Coming back after drifting
-\input{DRY-042.05}
+\input{DRY-042.05}   % When today feels wasted
-\input{DRY-084.02}
+\input{DRY-084.02}   % Restless after getting what you wanted
-\input{DRY-092.12}
+\input{DRY-092.12}   % Discouraged by slow growth
-\input{DRY-094.19}
+\input{DRY-094.19}   % Inner turmoil
-\input{DRY-100.05}
+\input{DRY-100.05}   % When God's goodness feels distant
-\input{DRY-136.01}
+\input{DRY-136.01}   % When gratitude feels hard
-\input{DRY-143.08}
+\input{DRY-143.08}   % Praying first thing
 
 \chapter{Relationships}
-\input{REL-041.09}
+\input{REL-041.09}   % After being let down
-\input{REL-051.17}
+\input{REL-051.17}   % After hurting someone deeply
-\input{REL-062.08}
+\input{REL-062.08}   % When you have no one to talk to
-\input{REL-078.04}
+\input{REL-078.04}   % Teaching a child about God
-\input{REL-091.05}
+\input{REL-091.05}   % Children afraid of the dark
-\input{REL-103.10}
+\input{REL-103.10}   % When I need to forgive
-\input{REL-127.01}
+\input{REL-127.01}   % Building a marriage
-\input{REL-141.03}
+\input{REL-141.03}   % When I need courage for an ordinary conversation
 
 \chapter{Conflicts }
-\input{CON-001.01}
+\input{CON-001.01}   % Joining in cruel jokes
-\input{CON-004.01}
+\input{CON-004.01}   % Stress over unfair treatment
-\input{CON-004.04}
+\input{CON-004.04}   % When I'm angry with someone I love
-\input{CON-016.08}
+\input{CON-016.08}   % Walking into a hard meeting
-\input{CON-059.16}
+\input{CON-059.16}   % Trouble that follows you home
-\input{CON-133.01}
+\input{CON-133.01}   % A church split healing
 
 \chapter{Gratitude}
-\input{GRA-023.01}
+\input{GRA-023.01}   % Learning to trust God's provision
-\input{GRA-028.07}
+\input{GRA-028.07}   % Thanking God for answered prayer
-\input{GRA-030.05}
+\input{GRA-030.05}   % Coming out of a hard season
-\input{GRA-037.04}
+\input{GRA-037.04}   % Seeking contentment in God
-\input{GRA-065.11}
+\input{GRA-065.11}   % Giving thanks for enough
-\input{GRA-090.14}
+\input{GRA-090.14}   % Thankfulness for this morning
-\input{GRA-095.01}
+\input{GRA-092.02}   % Waking up grateful
-\input{GRA-103.02}
+\input{GRA-095.01}   % Singing with joy again
-\input{GRA-104.33}
+\input{GRA-103.02}   % Remembering past help
-\input{GRA-107.01}
+\input{GRA-104.33}   % Staying faithful in old age
-\input{GRA-116.12}
+\input{GRA-107.01}   % When blessings feel ordinary
-\input{GRA-118.24}
+\input{GRA-116.12}   % When I'm grateful but don't quite know how to say it
-\input{GRA-143.08}
+\input{GRA-118.24}   % When I've had a good day

2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/latex/main.tex

@@ -2,15 +2,37 @@
 
 \usepackage[utf8]{inputenc}
 \usepackage[T1]{fontenc}
-\usepackage{ebgaramond}
+%\usepackage{ebgaramond}
-\usepackage[paperwidth=6in,paperheight=9in,margin=0.8in]{geometry}
+%\usepackage{libertine}
+%\usepackage{crimson}
+%\usepackage{fbb}   % <<
+\usepackage{gentium}
+%\usepackage{garamondx} % BROKEN
+%\usepackage{Alegreya}
+
+\usepackage[
+  paperwidth  = 6in,
+  paperheight = 9in,
+  inner       = 0.9in,   % Total margin on binding side
+  outer       = 36pt,
+  top         = 36pt,
+  bottom      = 36pt,
+  includeheadfoot,
+  headsep     = 0.25in,
+  footskip    = 0.45in, % Ensure comma here if you add more keys later
+]{geometry}
+
 \usepackage{makeidx}
 \usepackage{fancyhdr}
+\usepackage{graphicx}
+\usepackage{lettrine}
+
 \makeindex
 \renewcommand{\indexname}{Index of Psalm References}
 
-\title{Prayer 101: Prayers for Daily Life \\[0.5em] 
+\title{\Huge Prayers for Daily Life \\[1.0em]
-\large 101 Devotional Prayers for Every Occasion}
+\large 101 Devotional Prayers for Every Occasion \\[2.2em]
+\includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{../art/o01.png} \\[2.0em]}
 \author{George Marin}
 \date{}
 
@@ -25,6 +47,8 @@
 }
 \newenvironment{versequote}{\begin{quote}\itshape}{\end{quote}}
 
+\newcommand{\dropcap}[1]{{\bfseries\Large #1}}
+
 % Chapter title + page number in the footer, header left empty. Regular
 % content pages: chapter name on the left, page number on the right.
 % "plain"-style pages (every chapter-opening page, automatically, plus
@@ -34,24 +58,24 @@
 % only -- \pagestyle{fancy} itself is activated at \mainmatter below, so
 % it doesn't touch the front matter's own (already-correct) page styles.
 \fancyhf{}
-\fancyfoot[L]{\leftmark}
+\fancyfoot[LE,RO]{\thepage}
-\fancyfoot[R]{\thepage}
 \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}
 \fancypagestyle{plain}{%
   \fancyhf{}%
-  \fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}%
+  %\fancyfoot[C]{\thepage}%
   \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}%
 }
+
 % Table of contents doesn't set a running head the way \chapter does (it's
 % typeset as a starred heading), so it gets its own named style rather than
 % relying on \leftmark -- applies to every page the TOC spans, not just
 % the first, since \pagestyle{} (not \thispagestyle{}) persists.
-\fancypagestyle{toc}{%
+% \fancypagestyle{toc}{%
-  \fancyhf{}%
+%   \fancyhf{}%
-  \fancyfoot[L]{\contentsname}%
+%   \fancyfoot[L]{\leftmark}%
-  \fancyfoot[R]{\thepage}%
+%   \fancyfoot[R]{\thepage}%
-  \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}%
+%   \renewcommand{\headrulewidth}{0pt}%
-}
+% }
 
 % \cleardoublepage (called internally by \frontmatter/\mainmatter/\backmatter
 % in this two-sided book) inserts a blank filler page when needed so the
@@ -64,6 +88,18 @@
   {\pagestyle{empty}\origcleardoublepage}%
 }
 
+\usepackage{titlesec}
+
+\titleformat{\chapter}[display]
+  {\normalfont\huge\bfseries\centering}
+  {}
+  {0pt}
+  {\Huge}
+  [{\vspace{1em}\centering\includegraphics[width=0.3\textwidth]{../art/o01.png}}]
+
+
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
+%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%
 \begin{document}
 
 \frontmatter
@@ -75,14 +111,15 @@
 
 \thispagestyle{empty}
 \vspace*{\fill}
-\noindent Prayers for Daily Life
+\noindent Prayers for Daily Life: \\
+101 Devotional Prayers for Every Occasion
 
-\medskip
+\bigskip
-\noindent Copyright \textcopyright\ 2026 by George Marin
+\noindent Copyright \textcopyright\ 2026 by William Zeitler
 
 \noindent All rights reserved.
 
-\medskip
+\bigskip
 \noindent No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed,
 or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying,
 recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the
@@ -90,16 +127,29 @@ prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of
 brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other
 noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.
 
-\medskip
+\bigskip
+\noindent Individual prayers from this collection may be reproduced for use
+in worship services, church bulletins, small group materials, or
+similar noncommercial ministry settings, provided the following
+attribution is included: ``From \emph{Prayers for Daily Life: 101 Devotional Prayers for Every Occasion}
+by George Marin. Published by Zechariah 
+Press. Used by permission.'' This permission does not extend to
+compiling multiple prayers into another published work, whether
+print or digital, or to any use involving a fee, sale, or other
+commercial purpose.
+
+\bigskip
 \noindent Scripture quotations are taken from the \textit{World English Bible}, British Edition (WEBBE), 
 a modern English translation dedicated to the public domain by its translators. 
 No permission is required for its use.
 
-\medskip
+\vspace{2.0em}
-\noindent Published by Zebedee Press
+
+\noindent Published by Zechariah Press
 
 \noindent ISBN: 000-0-000000-00-0 % TODO: replace with the assigned ISBN before publication
 
+\medskip
 \noindent First Edition
 \vspace*{\fill}
 \clearpage
@@ -109,18 +159,16 @@ No permission is required for its use.
 % the table of contents itself starts at "i", not "iii".
 \setcounter{page}{1}
 
-\pagestyle{toc}
+% \pagestyle{toc}
+% \tableofcontents
+% \thispagestyle{toc}
+\pagestyle{fancy}
 \tableofcontents
-% \tableofcontents calls \thispagestyle{plain} internally on its own
-% first page (same mechanism \chapter uses) -- override that back to
-% our footer style for this specific page; any overflow page benefits
-% from \pagestyle{toc} above without needing this.
-\thispagestyle{toc}
 
 \input{template-foreward}
 
 \mainmatter
-\pagestyle{fancy}
+%\pagestyle{fancy}
 \input{inputs}
 
 \backmatter
@@ -128,4 +176,5 @@ No permission is required for its use.
 \addcontentsline{toc}{chapter}{\indexname}
 \printindex
 
+\input{template-review}
 \end{document}

2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/latex/template-foreward.tex

@@ -3,42 +3,37 @@
 
 \noindent I didn't set out to write a hundred and one prayers. 
 I set out to write the ones I needed and couldn't find --- 
-short enough to pray before the day got away from me, 
+short enough to pray before the day got away, 
-plain enough that I wasn't translating my own life into churchier language before I brought them to God.
+plain enough to skip the churchier language.
 
 \medskip
-\noindent Somewhere past the first dozen I noticed a pattern: 
+\noindent It didn't take long to notice a pattern: 
-almost every hard morning, every long night, every ordinary Tuesday 
+that every prayer 
-turned out to rhyme with something a psalmist had already said three thousand years ago. 
+rhymed with something a psalmist had already said three thousand years ago. 
-Weariness, worry, envy, gratitude, grief, the particular ache of a decision you can't quite make --- 
+Weariness, wonder, gratitude, grief --- none of it is new.
-none of it is new.
 
 \medskip
-\noindent So this book borrows their voice. 
+\noindent This book borrows their voice. 
 Each prayer opens with a verse from the Psalms and stays close to it, 
-but with present-day concerns. You'll notice they're specific --- 
+but with present-day concerns --- a hospital wristband, a gurney, plastic bins after a storm. 
-a wristband, a gurney, plastic bins after a storm. I've written them this way on purpose. 
+A prayer too general, ``Lord, help me in my trouble,'' rarely moves anyone; 
-A prayer that stays too general, ``Lord, help me in my trouble,'' rarely moves anyone, 
+it asks for nothing you can picture. 
-because it asks for nothing you can actually picture. 
+But one too specific runs a different risk: what if your trouble doesn't look like mine?
-But a prayer that is \textit{too} specific runs a different risk: 
-what if your trouble doesn't look quite like mine?
 
 \medskip
-\noindent So hold these loosely. Think of each one less as a script to recite word for word, 
+\noindent So hold these loosely. Think of each one less as a script 
-and more as an aperture --- a way of opening your imagination onto something
+and more as an aperture --- a way of opening your imagination onto something 
-you already recognize, even if the details differ from your own. 
+you already recognize. Let your words take over where mine leave off.
-Let your words take over where mine leave off. 
 
 \medskip
-\noindent Scripture quotations throughout are drawn from the \textit{World English Bible}, 
+\noindent Scripture quotations are drawn from the \textit{World English Bible}, 
-a modern and freely available public domain translation, 
+a public domain translation, with one adjustment: 
-with one small and consistent adjustment: 
+I've used the traditional ``the LORD'' in place of the divine name ``Yahweh,'' 
-I've used the traditional rendering ``the LORD'' in place of the divine name ``Yahweh,'' 
+since it's what most of us are used to.
-simply because it's what most of us are used to.
 
 \medskip
 \noindent Wherever you are today --- weary, waiting, grateful, undone --- 
 my prayer is that you'll find something here that meets you there.
 
 \bigskip
-\noindent George Marin
+\noindent \textit{George Marin}

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-\noindent Prayers for Daily Life
+\noindent Prayers for Daily Life: \\
+101 Devotional Prayers for Every Occasion
 
-\medskip
+\bigskip
-\noindent Copyright \textcopyright\ 2026 by George Marin
+\noindent Copyright \textcopyright\ 2026 by William Zeitler
 
 \noindent All rights reserved.
 
-\medskip
+\bigskip
 \noindent No part of this publication may be reproduced, distributed,
 or transmitted in any form or by any means, including photocopying,
 recording, or other electronic or mechanical methods, without the
@@ -90,16 +127,29 @@ prior written permission of the publisher, except in the case of
 brief quotations embodied in critical reviews and certain other
 noncommercial uses permitted by copyright law.
 
-\medskip
+\bigskip
+\noindent Individual prayers from this collection may be reproduced for use
+in worship services, church bulletins, small group materials, or
+similar noncommercial ministry settings, provided the following
+attribution is included: ``From \emph{Prayers for Daily Life: 101 Devotional Prayers for Every Occasion}
+by George Marin. Published by Zechariah 
+Press. Used by permission.'' This permission does not extend to
+compiling multiple prayers into another published work, whether
+print or digital, or to any use involving a fee, sale, or other
+commercial purpose.
+
+\bigskip
 \noindent Scripture quotations are taken from the \textit{World English Bible}, British Edition (WEBBE), 
 a modern English translation dedicated to the public domain by its translators. 
 No permission is required for its use.
 
-\medskip
+\vspace{2.0em}
-\noindent Published by Zebedee Press
+
+\noindent Published by Zechariah Press
 
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+\medskip
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2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/txt/DRY-094.19.txt

@@ -8,10 +8,8 @@ Occasion: Inner turmoil
 There is a storm in my heart, Lord.
 I am calm on the outside,
 but not inside.
-Old hurt,
+Old hurt, new anger,
-new anger,
+shame, want,
-shame,
-want,
 all of it jostling against each other.
 
 I do not know which feeling to trust.
@@ -28,14 +26,12 @@ without letting every thought take hold of me.
 
 If I act out this churn,
 I will wound with my mouth,
-or go cold,
+or go cold, or hide.
-or hide.
 Pain so readily looks for someone else to wound.
 Still me while I am restless.
 
 Give me a quiet center in Your care.
-Not a hard shell.
+Not a hard shell, not numbness.
-Not numbness.
 Not the pretense that none of this matters.
 A place where I can stand and not be swept away,
 where I can breathe before I speak
@@ -48,4 +44,4 @@ be my peace.
 Over everything,
 be my peace.
 
-Amen.
+Amen.

2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/txt/GRA-092.02.txt

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-## 143:8
+## 92:2
 %% 4
-> Your lovingkindness in the morning
+> To Proclaim Your Lovingkindness
->> Cause me to hear your lovingkindness in the morning, for I trust in you
+>> To proclaim your loving kindness in the morning, and your faithfulness every night.
 
 Occasion: Waking up grateful
 
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ Just what's here.
 This breath.
 Coffee warm in my hands.
 Sunlight streaming in the window.
-Birds singing in the trees outswide.
+Birds singing in the trees outside.
 A voice I love in the next room.
 
 You have not left me.

2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/txt/LOS-139.13.txt

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-## 139.13
+## 139:13
 %% 5
 >You Knit Me Together
 >>For you formed my inward parts; you knitted me together in my mother's womb... my frame was not hidden from you when I was being made in secret, intricately woven in the depths of the earth.

2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/txt/WON-008.04.txt

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 
 Occasion: Feeling small in a big world
 
-The night feels too wide, Lord.
+The night feels too vast, Lord.
 The sky looms over my head.
 The road before me stretches to the horizon.
 Even on the map on my phone I'm just a tiny blue dot.

2026.08-PrayersForDailyLife/txt/WON-139.14.txt

@@ -6,7 +6,6 @@
 Occasion: Wonder at how I'm made
 
 Lord, I stopped today
-%v
 to actually notice this body ---
 the heart that keeps its own time for a lifetime,
 the hand that knows how to hold a cup
@@ -47,4 +46,3 @@ Thank You for this one particular life
 carried inside it.
 
 Amen.
-%^

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-## 147:04
+## 147:4
 %% 4
 > He counts the number of the stars.
 >> He counts the number of the stars. He calls them all by their names.

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+## 142:4
 %% 4
 > No One Cares for My Soul
 >> Look on my right, and see; for there is no one who cares for me. Refuge has fled from me. No one cares for my soul.