diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/Log.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/Log.java
index 19419fc37..14c19fc9e 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/Log.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/Log.java
@@ -63,26 +63,7 @@ public class Log
     public void execute()
         throws TaskException
     {
-        if( LogLevel.FATAL_ERROR == m_level )
-        {
-            getLogger().fatalError( m_message );
-        }
-        else if( LogLevel.ERROR == m_level )
-        {
-            getLogger().error( m_message );
-        }
-        else if( LogLevel.WARN == m_level )
-        {
-            getLogger().warn( m_message );
-        }
-        else if( LogLevel.INFO == m_level )
-        {
-            getLogger().info( m_message );
-        }
-        else
-        {
-            getLogger().debug( m_message );
-        }
+        LogLevel.log( getLogger(), m_message, m_level );
     }
 
     /**
diff --git a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/LogLevel.java b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/LogLevel.java
index 30096ea30..aa78db89d 100644
--- a/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/LogLevel.java
+++ b/proposal/myrmidon/src/java/org/apache/antlib/core/LogLevel.java
@@ -10,9 +10,11 @@ package org.apache.antlib.core;
 import java.util.HashMap;
 import java.util.Set;
 import org.apache.avalon.framework.Enum;
+import org.apache.avalon.framework.logger.Logger;
 
 /**
- * Type safe Enum for Log Levels.
+ * Type safe Enum for Log Levels and utility method
+ * for using enum to write to logger.
  *
  * @author <a href="mailto:peter@apache.org">Peter Donald</a>
  */
@@ -51,6 +53,65 @@ public final class LogLevel
         return (String[])keys.toArray( new String[ keys.size() ] );
     }
 
+    /**
+     * Log a message to the Logger at the specified level.
+     */
+    public static void log( final Logger logger,
+                            final String message,
+                            final LogLevel level )
+    {
+        if( LogLevel.FATAL_ERROR == level )
+        {
+            logger.fatalError( message );
+        }
+        else if( LogLevel.ERROR == level )
+        {
+            logger.error( message );
+        }
+        else if( LogLevel.WARN == level )
+        {
+            logger.warn( message );
+        }
+        else if( LogLevel.INFO == level )
+        {
+            logger.info( message );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            logger.debug( message );
+        }
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * Log a message to the Logger at the specified level.
+     */
+    public static void log( final Logger logger,
+                            final String message,
+                            final Throwable throwable,
+                            final LogLevel level )
+    {
+        if( LogLevel.FATAL_ERROR == level )
+        {
+            logger.fatalError( message, throwable );
+        }
+        else if( LogLevel.ERROR == level )
+        {
+            logger.error( message, throwable );
+        }
+        else if( LogLevel.WARN == level )
+        {
+            logger.warn( message, throwable );
+        }
+        else if( LogLevel.INFO == level )
+        {
+            logger.info( message, throwable );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            logger.debug( message, throwable );
+        }
+    }
+
     /**
      * Private constructor so no instance except here can be defined.
      *