The Rule of St. Benedict January 2
Our Father Benedict seeks here to inspire a disposition of urgent attention in the hearts of his disciples. This urgency is set against our own lethargy and tendency to harden our hearts to the light and voice of God. It is set against procrastination and ambivalence--the thought that we can get by without giving our all.
St. Benedict strikes this tone at the outset of the Rule because one's disposition at the beginning of a journey sets one's course. As we begin again, let us do so with earnest, eager, urgent attention to what the Spirit is saying in the actual circumstances of our real lives.
Br. Chad 2013
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