Chapter 32: The tools and property of the monastery
Any one who is negligent in dealing with the monastery property or allows it to deteriorate must be corrected with a view to improvement. (From para. 2 of Ch. 32 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
I sometimes think that much of life is about maintenance. Benedict reminds me that the kingdom of God is within and among us, interpenetrating every single aspect of community, of creation.
I sometimes think that much of life is about maintenance. Benedict reminds me that the kingdom of God is within and among us, interpenetrating every single aspect of community, of creation.
Simple but not easy, this spiritual life, this life in the Spirit, with you, Abba. You invite me to live it where I am with the tasks I have before me. I can still clutter my desk and living area. I too easily procrastinate on simple maintenance tasks, taking care of my small family’s “tools and property”. Benedict’s 1500-year-old rule speaks to the daily life I lead with the little monastery that is my home.
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