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.

Thursday, December 19, 2013

Chapter 63: Community order (paragraphs 2-3)

In that way they will conform to scripture which says they should try to be the first to show respect for each other. (From para. 2 of Ch. 63 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

Benedict helps me to realize that when I greet another with sincere respect, I experience a largeness of being, a sense of being in good order.

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Melanie CondesDecember 19, 2013 at 1:17 AM
This part of the Rule reminds me to be more conscious about giving "sincere respect" both to the young and old (to include my superiors and bosses in the office). If I can give the "gift of smile" to those deserving and undeserving, maybe it will be wonderful to start giving the "gift of sincere respect" to all.

Thank you Sis Mary for sharing the term "sincere respect." It simply reverberates in my heart.

Let me take this opportunity to thank you too for this blog. Since last year I was trying (though inconsistently) to reflect on the Rule of St. Benedict. But there were times when I completely don't understand what I read. So when I found out about your blog, I felt so blessed because I just have to look at your reflections ... to understand the depths of St. Benedicts teachings.

Thank you so very much and may you have a very blessed Christmas!
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