“‘How we spend our days is how we spend our lives,’ writes Annie Dillard. ‘What we are doing with this hour and with that one is what we are doing.’

“Time is the real currency of our age, and we have to manage our time in relation to our spiritual life as much as we do in relation to any other part of our lives.

“Our hearts are where our treasure is, or so we have been told. Our love is where our time goes too. Including the time that some of us say we do not have enough of to spare some to participate in the anciet prayer of God’s faithful.” (Robert Benson, In Constant Prayer)