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, an expansion of spirit, that creates more space for real meeting.