Work well done.

It is said in the Acts of the Apostles that Christ ``did all things well.'' The same should be said of Christians. This implies paying attention to details, without being a perfectionist. Some other interesting points are suggested to us next:

• Heroism at work is to be found in finishing each task. [Esc87b, no. 488]
• To finish things you have to start them. It seems a truism, but you so often lack that simple decision. And how satan rejoices in your ineffectiveness! [Esc87b, No. 492]
• You cannot sanctify work which humanly speaking is slapdash, for we must not offer God badly-done jobs. [Esc87b, No. 493]
• Forgive my insistence: the instrument, the means, must not be made into an end. If a spade were to weigh a hundredweight instead of what it should, the labourer would be unable to dig with it. He would use up all his energy humping it around, and the seed could not take root, for it would remain unused. [Esc87b, No. 503]
• When you parcel out your time, you need also to think how you can make use of the odd moments that become free at unforeseen times. [Esc87b, No. 513]