Chapter 7 pt. 14
The Rule of Benedict October 8
The tenth degree of humility is not simply "to not laugh." It is to "be not ready or quick to laugh." I have the image of a spring-loaded toy: compressed and waiting for the button to be pushed that releases a burst of energy.
I think the tenth degree follows from the ninth in that the loaded spring of ready and quick laughter can be another way we impose ourselves upon silence and compromise our hospitality to Spirit.
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