Chapter 57: Members of the community with creative gifts

If there are any in the community with creative gifts, they should use them in their workshops with proper humility, provided that they have the permission of the superior. (From para. 1 of Ch. 57 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

I've noticed the way people sometimes consider themselves "creative" or "not creative", and I don't think the distinction is very helpful. We may have different gifts, but I think that being creative is nothing less than to live with an open heart and selfless attention, learning to live out of the resources of God. Creativity is the fruit of relationship. What would happen if we all considered ourselves creative in this way?