Ordinary Duties

“It is the saying of holy men that, if we wish to be perfect, we have nothing more to do than to perform the ordinary duties of the day well. A short road to perfection—short, not because easy, but because pertinent and intelligible. There are no short ways to perfection, but there are sure ones. . . . I think this is an instruction which may be of great practical use to persons like ourselves.”
~John Henry Newman (from Prayers, Verses, and Devotions)

[In this context] “‘Perfect’ does not mean ‘never made a mistake, never sinned.’ ‘Perfect’ means ‘finished, completed.’”
~Peter Kreeft