Do the most difficult and painful things first.
Do the most difficult and painful things first.
Maxim #27
When I was a newly ordained priest, my friend Fr. Mike Creson made this suggestion. He said, “When you are having a bad day, go ahead and do the things you least like doing but know are necessary.”
Some similar advice is found in this 27th Maxim of Christian Living. No one likes difficult and painful tasks, but one thing I have learned is that putting off painful decisions or tasks only makes the pain increase. The sooner we can face the crosses that are given us by picking them up and carrying them, the sooner we get to the resurrection.
Do you have something painful waiting for you right now? There is no time like the present to deal with it. Even if the situation itself remains difficult, I can assure you that the anxiety will begin to dissipate.
Let us also remember to pray for all those who are facing great difficulties today. Though they may never know of our prayers, the strength of those prayers is real.
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