May 4

Prologue pt. 3

The Rule of Benedict May 4

To God's call for workers who desire true life that lasts forever we have, in renewing our vows, answered that we are such workers.  God's response to our answer, Benedict indicates, is gentle encouragement to create the conditions in which God is at home.  Let us, then, seek after peace in our order by ridding our tongues and lips of evil and deceitful words so that we are able to know God's, "I am here," in our prayers.


This true life that lasts forever is the Resurrection here and now in our lives.  In order to walk on the Path of Life, we must experience the death of our old ways of being and know the power of God who raises us to new life.  Let us give ourselves over to this difficult, often painful, Life-giving cycle.