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.

Tuesday, January 22, 2013

Chapter 5: Monastic obedience (paragraphs 1-3)

The first step on the way to humility is to obey an order without delaying for a moment. That is a response which comes easily to those who hold nothing dearer than Christ himself.

(From para. 1 of Ch. 5 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)

The "first step" becomes a shorter, quicker step for me, as I learn, little by little, not to cling to the reactions of my ego. I become more obedient to the spirit of love, and I become more free.

1 comment:

val latonaJanuary 22, 2013 at 3:45 AM
Christ is the way to the Father. By listening to Christ in the depths of my meditation practice, the "ears" are cleared to hear the Father's love. The way to love becomes clearer in the small steps of every moment.
ReplyDelete
Replies

Add comment