Chapter 7 pt. 13
The Rule of Benedict October 7
From January:
I perceive the ninth step of humility to be Benedict's way of weaning us from the belief that our daily circumstances stand in need of our uninvited interpretations and solutions. By keeping silent until addressed, we cultivate the capacity to be truly hospitable and open to reality on God's terms instead of our own.
Friday, October 7, 2011
Thursday, October 6, 2011
October 6
Chapter 7 pt. 12
The Rule of Benedict October 6
From January:
Trailblazer. Entrepreneur. Innovator. These are the titles of aspiration in our culture and antitheses of Benedict's eighth step of humility. We must take care, as a part of a lay order that has no clear precedent, to not become a law unto ourselves. It's up to us to find those who act as our elders on this path and place our feet in their footprints.
From June:
My novitiate as a Benedictine canon is part of this process of seeking "elders". Let us hold the question together of whether the identity of a Canon Community of St. Benedict fits well at the center of our common life to the end of helping us to establish "the common Rule of the monastery."
The Rule of Benedict October 6
From January:
Trailblazer. Entrepreneur. Innovator. These are the titles of aspiration in our culture and antitheses of Benedict's eighth step of humility. We must take care, as a part of a lay order that has no clear precedent, to not become a law unto ourselves. It's up to us to find those who act as our elders on this path and place our feet in their footprints.
From June:
My novitiate as a Benedictine canon is part of this process of seeking "elders". Let us hold the question together of whether the identity of a Canon Community of St. Benedict fits well at the center of our common life to the end of helping us to establish "the common Rule of the monastery."
Wednesday, October 5, 2011
October 5
Chapter 7 pt. 11
The Rule of Benedict October 5
When we derive our worthiness from any story our ego tells about itself, we are made unable to receive the true worth of what God has or us, which cannot be distorted to fit within that story.
The Rule of Benedict October 5
When we derive our worthiness from any story our ego tells about itself, we are made unable to receive the true worth of what God has or us, which cannot be distorted to fit within that story.
Tuesday, October 4, 2011
October 4
The Feast of St. Francis of Assisi
Chapter 7 pt. 10
The Rule of Benedict October 4
From January:
There's an image that comes to mind when I read this passage. It's an image of Gil, in August of 2006, the week he was appointed Vicar at St. Augustine's, in sunglasses, a baseball cap, shorts, a long-sleeved shirt, and gloves, cutting back the palo verde that had grown to completely cover the church sign on College Ave. It was well over 100 degrees that day and cloudy, and we all know how Gil feels about the %*##@ heat. But, as the new Vicar, he didn't demand that anyone other than he brave the Summer weather and tend to the grossly neglected landscaping in front of the Parish.
Chapter 7 pt. 10
The Rule of Benedict October 4
From January:
There's an image that comes to mind when I read this passage. It's an image of Gil, in August of 2006, the week he was appointed Vicar at St. Augustine's, in sunglasses, a baseball cap, shorts, a long-sleeved shirt, and gloves, cutting back the palo verde that had grown to completely cover the church sign on College Ave. It was well over 100 degrees that day and cloudy, and we all know how Gil feels about the %*##@ heat. But, as the new Vicar, he didn't demand that anyone other than he brave the Summer weather and tend to the grossly neglected landscaping in front of the Parish.
Monday, October 3, 2011
October 3
Chapter 7 pt. 9
The Rule of Benedict October 3
From January:
It seems appropriate that we each find ourselves in a relationship with a spiritual guide of some sort from whom we hide no evil thoughts or deeds. To confess with our mouth that which we have intentionally hidden can be a powerful healing act in the proper context. We would do well to incorporate such acts into our Benedictine practice.
I encourage us all to consider who in our life can act as a confessor for us. Your priest? Your spiritual director?
The Rule of Benedict October 3
From January:
It seems appropriate that we each find ourselves in a relationship with a spiritual guide of some sort from whom we hide no evil thoughts or deeds. To confess with our mouth that which we have intentionally hidden can be a powerful healing act in the proper context. We would do well to incorporate such acts into our Benedictine practice.
I encourage us all to consider who in our life can act as a confessor for us. Your priest? Your spiritual director?
Sunday, October 2, 2011
October 2
Chapter 7 pt. 8
The Rule of Benedict October 2
From January:
The fourth step of humility reminds us that spiritual formation, not utopian community, is the end, or goal, of Benedict's Rule.
The Rule of Benedict October 2
From January:
The fourth step of humility reminds us that spiritual formation, not utopian community, is the end, or goal, of Benedict's Rule.
Saturday, October 1, 2011
October 1
Chapter 7 pt. 7
The Rule of Benedict October 1
From January:
After the instruction to love not our own wills, but to love the will of God, we are, in the third step of humility, admonished to submit ourselves in obedience to the will of a flesh-and-blood human being. It is Benedict's understanding, so it seems from chapter 5, that such obedience prepares us to obey the will of God in our lives.
The Rule of Benedict October 1
From January:
After the instruction to love not our own wills, but to love the will of God, we are, in the third step of humility, admonished to submit ourselves in obedience to the will of a flesh-and-blood human being. It is Benedict's understanding, so it seems from chapter 5, that such obedience prepares us to obey the will of God in our lives.
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