Chapter 31: The qualities required by the cellarer (paragraphs 2-3)
There will, of course, be appropriate times for the cellarer to hand out what is needed and for requests for goods or services to be made; these times should be observed by all so that failure to respect them may not cause any disturbance or unhappiness in the house of God. (From para. 3 of Ch. 31 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
There are countless ways that I can be attentive to creating an atmosphere conducive to kindness and well-being, and thus conducive to contemplation.
"if he has nothing else to give
ReplyDeletelet him give a good word " I so love this praise. This opens up for me a brand new way of giving. As long as I live connected to the grace of God and as long as I have the gift of speech I will never run out of gift to give. Yehey!