Prologue to The Rule (paragraph 3)
Let us open our eyes to the light that can change us into the likeness of God. Let our ears be alert to the stirring call of his voice crying to us everyday: today, if you should hear his voice, do not harden your hearts. (From para. 3 of The Prologue to The Rule from Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
St. Benedict is urging me to open my eyes, attune my ears, soften my heart. For me, these are the eyes, ears, heart of my spirit and of my body. I need to turn my whole being toward the light.
St. Benedict is urging me to open my eyes, attune my ears, soften my heart. For me, these are the eyes, ears, heart of my spirit and of my body. I need to turn my whole being toward the light.
“Run whilst you have the light of life, that the darkness of death overtake you not.” What a joy, Abba, to open my eyes to one more day to adventure with you. Your yoke is sweet!
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