Chapter 18: The order for reciting the psalms (paragraphs 5-6)

After all, we read that our holy Fathers had the energy to fulfil in one single day what we in our lukewarm devotion only aspire to complete in a whole week. (From para. 6 of Ch. 18 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

I fear that "lukewarm" may be too apt a phrase to describe my own devotion at times, sodden with frailties and distractions. But it's best that I don't think about that too much. Better that I faithfully return my attention to the divine energy that is always sustaining me.