Chapter 1
The Rule of Benedict May 9
Benedict's harsh condemnation of sarabaites and gyrovagues stems from his strong beliefs about spiritual formation. We are formed in community, Benedict insists, and not just any community, but a community gathered around the instructions of the Lord put into practice under a rule and an abbot or abbess. I hear from this chapter a clear call for us, as members of the Benedictine Sisters and Brothers of St. Brigid, to prayerfully inquire within ourselves which vices of the sarabaites and/or gyrovagues we tend toward in our practice. And in response to that inquiry, let us each resolve to expel those vices from our hearts.
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