Saturday, July 14, 2018

Chapter 35: Weekly servers in the kitchen and at table (paragraphs 3-4)


One hour before the time of a meal those serving in the kitchen and at table should each receive a drink and some bread in addition to their regular portion. This will help them to serve the community at mealtime without stress and without murmuring about their lot. (From para. 3 of Ch. 35 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

Benedict's instructions are simply to serve the server. Living in this way seems to me to be a down-to-earth realization of other-centeredness.

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