Attention to Temptations

A quote from Catherine McAuley:

Let us pay particular attention to the duties in which we experience
temptations to sloth or weariness.

Catherine is so practical!! She does it again! What we need to do to be better is to pay attention to those jobs we hate-like dusting, ironing, sweeping the stairs, dusting or correcting a ream of papers! We also have those tedious tasks of sewing (for those of us who still do it), peeling potatoes or washing windows. I am glad to hear that her early sisters also had to have care in the tedious work they did. They were saints in the making, not saints at work. Temptation to sloth, putting off what we need to get done or those things that weary us just by thinking of having to do them are real temptations today.

I guess I will have to go clean my room and take the clothes out of the dryer before too long and get them ironed. I have a couple of bills to pay and two letters to write. The temptation to put them off is great, but I won't. This is too 'in my face" for me to put it off. I'd feel guilty. and what about you? What are you putting off today that still could be done?

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