June 1

Chapter 7 pt.7

The Rule of Benedict June 1

After the instruction to love not our own wills, but to love the will of God, we are, in the third step of humility, admonished to submit ourselves in obedience to the will of a flesh-and-blood human being.  It is Benedict's understanding, so it seems from chapter 5, that such obedience prepares us to obey the will of God in our lives.

In our order, there is not an obvious set of circumstances that call for obedience to the will of the superior.  Therefore, it seems to me that it is incumbent upon the Prior to make occasions for obedience to serve in the spiritual formation of the members.