Chapter 48: Daily manual labor (paragraphs 6-7)
The superior should show understanding concern for their limitations. (From para. 7 of Ch. 48 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
Having understanding concern for the limitations of others, say, in something as ordinary as housekeeping, or in something as significant as keeping holy the Lord's Day -- I must handle all with firm unselfishness, so I don't project my own limitations, or interfere with the liberty of spirit that can redeem us all.
Having understanding concern for the limitations of others, say, in something as ordinary as housekeeping, or in something as significant as keeping holy the Lord's Day -- I must handle all with firm unselfishness, so I don't project my own limitations, or interfere with the liberty of spirit that can redeem us all.
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