Chapter 19
The Rule of Benedict June 26
I appreciate that Benedict describes the desired relationship between mind (our thoughts) and voice (the words we sing) in the Divine Office as "in harmony". "Harmony" implies a pleasant relationship between two distinct entities, not a top-down conformation of one to the other. Our task as we pray is not so much to submit our thoughts to the words of the Office, but to allow our thoughts the freedom to sing along. And as we all know from experience, such freedom takes practice.
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