Chapter 58: The reception of candidates for the community (paragraphs 1-3)
The entry of postulants into the monastic life should not be made too easy, but we should follow St John's precept to make trial of the spirits to see if they are from God. (From para. 1 of Ch. 58 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
Considering "trial of spirits" helps me to recognize that sorrow and joy, success and failure, life and death, seem to be inseparable, and that what matters is if I proceed in faith, knowing that I am already redeemed.
Considering "trial of spirits" helps me to recognize that sorrow and joy, success and failure, life and death, seem to be inseparable, and that what matters is if I proceed in faith, knowing that I am already redeemed.
No comments:
Post a Comment