Chapter 7: The value of humility (paragraphs 6-7)
As to pursuing our own will we are warned against that when scripture says to us: turn away from your desires; and in the Lord's prayer itself we pray that his will may be brought to fulfillment in us.
(From para. 6 of Ch. 7 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
I feel visceral sense, even if subtle, of a blow to my false self, my ego, my will, in interactions with other people, when I'm misunderstood or when I can't control a situation in the way I think it should go. I sense a disruption, and in this critical moment, if I turn to the presence of God, his spirit of truth can expand in me.
(From para. 6 of Ch. 7 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
I feel visceral sense, even if subtle, of a blow to my false self, my ego, my will, in interactions with other people, when I'm misunderstood or when I can't control a situation in the way I think it should go. I sense a disruption, and in this critical moment, if I turn to the presence of God, his spirit of truth can expand in me.
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