Chapter 7: The value of humility (paragraphs 6-7)
As to pursuing our own will we are warned against that when scripture says to us: turn away from your own desires; and in the Lord's prayer itself we pray that his will may be brought to fulfilment in us. (From para. 6 of Ch. 7 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)
In the practice of saying the mantra, I learn to turn away from my own will. Fr. John teaches me that this is the way of poverty of spirit, leading to purity of heart. With a pure heart, the Lord's will may also be mine.
As to pursuing our own will we are warned against that when scripture says to us: turn away from your own desires; and in the Lord's prayer itself we pray that his will may be brought to fulfilment in us. (From para. 6 of Ch. 7 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)
In the practice of saying the mantra, I learn to turn away from my own will. Fr. John teaches me that this is the way of poverty of spirit, leading to purity of heart. With a pure heart, the Lord's will may also be mine.
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