Too long to fit on the scrap of paper you started writing it on? Is it as disorganized and scattered as you feel right now? Maybe it is filled with scratches and scribbles and coffee dribbles.

Or maybe it is trim and tidy, with jobs listed in priority, and completed items crossed off with a thin, neat line.

Whichever the case, let’s not forget to include the word, “love.”

“Love is the duty of the present moment.” (Jean-Pierre de Caussade) Even when we’re feeling stressed, time pressured, over-committed, tense, tugged, stretched, and sagging under the strain, love is still our duty, our obligation, our divine service, our act of worship.

<>< <>< <><