Chapter 2 pt. 5
The Rule of Benedict May 14
A beautiful development in our midst over the last several months is the awareness that we must release ourselves from external expectations in our spiritual growth and formation. The voice of criticism and guilt is an utterly unhelpful guide on our path to living out God's call on our lives, individually and as an order. There will likely be a time when the superior will need to apply a rebuke or a firm correction to a vowed member, but that time is not now. We are all in need of gentle and forgiving leadership by example at this point in our life together.
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