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I'm a "list" person. You know my kind. I have lists for doing just about everything. Not just to go grocery shopping—that's for amateurs—but also to clean the house, go out for a day on the boat, and even to go on vacation. I've got lists of goals, projects, writing ideas, humorous anecdotes, and even for my favorite cigars and wines. Now that I've started exercising, I have a list for when I should exercise and another for when I actually do exercise.
Lists keep things in perspective for me. They help me to remember, and they give me a picture of how things will go. They make things happen—and once they do, what sheer delight it is to cross off those finished items!
Examining My Conscience. Believe it or not, I even make a list to go to Confession. Not that this comes easily, however. While drawing up a list is usually something I enjoy, this one can be pretty difficult. It involves making an “examination of conscience”—thinking about my life and, in particular, about the dark, broken, and sometimes evil parts of my life. Even if you firmly believe that God loves you, this process is anything but comfortable!
But it is worth every discomfort. As I have come to see, Reconciliation is a great jewel in the crown of…
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