Chapter 2: Gifts needed by an abbot or abbess (paragraph 3)

Of course, whenever they teach a disciple that something is wrong they should themselves show by the practical example they give that it must not be done. (From para. 3 of Ch. 2 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB.)

Through meditation, I hope that the "inner" and the "outer" parts of myself become more integrated, and I'm grateful when I see some little fruit of this is my relationships with others.