🐝 Living DILIGENCE: offering your efforts for God’s glory

rejoicing in hidden work, baking up "daily bread" with banana chip muffins, and use sacred art to learn from Mary's simple act of showing up

There are many things I start with good intentions—and then never finish. The laundry that sits in the basket for days. The book I meant to read. The prayer routine I was excited about but slowly let slip.

Diligence is not flashy. It’s the quiet, repeated yes. The effort we make when no one is watching. The commitment to doing small things well—not perfectly, but faithfully.

This week, we’ll reflect on the secret value of hidden work, bake up some love with banana chip muffins, and use sacred art to learn from Mary’s example in the Feast of the Visitation (May 31).

Let’s take a closer look at the virtue of diligence—not as hustle or overwork, but as a path of love. What does it look like to be steady and faithful in the ordinary tasks of life? How can we grow in the kind of perseverance that bears fruit over time? Let’s reflect together and encourage one another in the slow, beautiful work of showing up.

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