Charles Haddon Spurgeon (1834-1892) was an influential preacher and orator of the 19th century, whose powerful sermons remain influential to this day among Christians of many denominations. The following readings are from a collection of devotions entitled Morning and Evening, Daily Readings, and have been made into a set of public domain audio files by Librivox. The texts are widely available for free; A useful searchable version is online at The Blue Letter Bible. The Revised Common Lectionary, used by many Christian groups, appoints Romans 8:26-39 as a reading for this week.