Prologue to the Rule (paragraph 7)
We must, therefore, prepare our hearts and bodies to serve him under the guidance of holy obedience. Conscious in this undertaking of our own weakness let us ask the Lord to give us through his grace the help we need. (From para. 7 of Prologue to The Rule of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
Preparing my heart, my body... acknowledging weakness. Conscious of my own weakness and asking for grace. This, to me, is the essence of the discipline that I long for. Accepting my limitations only long enough to let the infinite potential of my Creator live in me, or I in it.
Preparing my heart, my body... acknowledging weakness. Conscious of my own weakness and asking for grace. This, to me, is the essence of the discipline that I long for. Accepting my limitations only long enough to let the infinite potential of my Creator live in me, or I in it.
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