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, May 25, 2017

Chapter 6: Cherishing silence in the monastery

I am guarded about the way I speak and have accepted silence in humility refraining even from words that are good. (From para. 1 of Ch. 6 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)

Benedict points out to me that a selfless silence is my teacher.

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Wally SaundersMay 25, 2017 at 7:25 AM
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WallyMay 29, 2017 at 7:26 PM
"Pause and think before putting mouth in gear": another bit of wisdom from one of my mentors echoes Benedict here. Through the silence of my twice-daily Meditation, Abba, you help me to improve my listening ability, to respond to people and situations with a bit more mindfulness. Peace and inner serenity begin when I take a few moments to connect with you in silence before I open this too often opinionated mouth of mine.
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