Five Minutes to Spare
No matter how busy you are, you could spend five minutes:
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To answer the telephone
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To read the morning paper
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To talk with a neighbor
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To dispute with the laundryman about a mistake
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To watch new furniture being unloaded next door
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To chatter with a salesman
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To read a trivial letter
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Or to write one.
It takes only five minutes:
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To say a prayer for the suffering friend
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To read a chapter in "The Following of Christ"
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To stop and think of God's daily gift of mercy
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To remember the cross
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To thank our Blessed Mother for her care of us
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To make an act of faith, hope, and love
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To whisper an "Our Father" or "Hail Mary" for someone in need
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To say a decade of the Rosary for the pour souls
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To visit the little statue or picture on the mantleplace and tell the Savior how much you love Him
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To make a spiritual communion.
Which is the better way to spend five minutes?