Chapter 47: Signalling the times for the work of God

The superior is personally responsible for making sure that the time for the work of God, both at night at during the daytime, is clearly made known to all. (From para. 1 of Ch. 47 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

St Benedict challenges me to make clear to others the priority of the times for meditation in my life, especially when it means I have to resist the prevailing expectations of me. Or, I need to be clear with myself when I have to resist my own rationalizations about skipping meditation.