June 5

Chapter 7 pt. 11

The Rule of Benedict June 5

For a good idea of that which Father Benedict seeks to accomplish with the seventh step of humility, consider its opposite.  We've all experienced an individual who inflates his virtues to anyone who will listen.  Some of us have been such individuals.  This tendency is born out of a deep belief that the admiration of others will satisfy the deepest needs of one's soul--that other people's regard is the key to well-being.  The seventh step of humility is an attempt to pull up that belief from its roots.