Chapter 65 pt. 2
The Rule of Benedict December 23
from August:
Benedict goes to great lengths in this chapter to make very clear that the Abbot is in charge--that there is no confusion whatsoever about under whom the Prior serves. Let us remember, though, that the authority exercised by the Abbot is in the spirit of Christ, not in the spirit of the world around us. Christlike authority can hold in tension the two statements: "All authority on heaven and on earth has been given to me" and "not my will, but yours be done."
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