Chapter 60: The admission of priests into the monastery
An ordained priest who asks to be received into the monastery should not be accepted too quickly.
(From para. 1 of Ch. 60 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)
Am I willing to acknowledge when I consider myself entitled to special treatment? I must let go of a sense of entitlement. This clears the way for me to discern when the Spirit graces me with the substance of true self knowledge.
(From para. 1 of Ch. 60 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)
Am I willing to acknowledge when I consider myself entitled to special treatment? I must let go of a sense of entitlement. This clears the way for me to discern when the Spirit graces me with the substance of true self knowledge.
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