Prologue to The Rule (paragraph 6)
The Lord himself in the gospel teaches us the same when he says: I shall liken anyone who hears my words and carries them out in deed to one who is wise enough to build on a rock; then the floods came and the winds blew and struck that house, but it did not fall because it was built on a rock. (From para. 6 of The Prologue to The Rule of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
The practice of meditation is my rock, my twice-daily returning to my source, that grounds me throughout the tumult of my life. But during those times when my life seems mostly to reflect the tumult rather than the rock, I can still recover faith in the firm ground, I can always know what my practice is, and eventually the rock rises up to meet me.
" build on a rock.." is n invitation for me to always ground myself strongly on my destination ...communion with Jesus, my Lord. Hence, the invitation for me to be faithful in meditation ...the process of going there!
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