WCCM Oblate Blog: Reflections from Daily Reading of the Rule of St. Benedict

WCCM Benedictine Oblates are encouraged to read a designated portion of the Rule daily, and to write a brief, personal response. I hope that this blog will support our Oblate community in this practice. Please, keep blog entries brief and in a first-person ("I") voice. Refrain from discussing, offering an opinion, or commenting on other entries. Simply consider how a particular section of the Rule is speaking to you in your present circumstances.

Sunday, December 9, 2012

Chapter 56: The table for the superior and community guests

The superior's table should always be with the guests and pilgrims.

(From Ch. 56 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)

Who am I? The superior? The guest? The pilgrim? The Christian vision of unity recognizes Christ in all our aspects.

1 comment:

val latonaDecember 9, 2012 at 3:57 AM
"The table of the prioress or abbot must always be with guests and travelers." "Must always be" is a life-commitment. "To be in Christ" says Paul in 2 Corinthians 5:17,everything of the old way, the old life is gone. Everything is new -- especially relationships. They are made new because of the "Abba-Relationship"(Fr. Laurence) of Christ and my commitment to that relationship. It can be life-changing if like Mary I can say, "let's do it."
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