A Daily To Do List

I am a big fan of daily routines. I start each day with a lectionary that guides me through a psalm or two, an Old Testament passage, a selection from a New Testament letter and a passage from one of the four Gospels. It is a great way to begin to prepare for whatever the day will bring. Recently, I discovered a more complete vision of how we should view the adventure of living each and every day to the full.

Here is your spiritual to do list. You have…

God to glorify.
Jesus to imitate.
A soul to save.
A body to control.
Sins to repent of.
Virtues to acquire.
Hell to avoid.
Heaven to gain.
Eternity to prepare for.
Time to profit by.
Neighbors to edify.
The world to shun.
Devils to combat.
Passions to subdue.
Death, perhaps, to suffer.
Judgment to undergo.