Chapter 18: The order for reciting the psalms (paragraphs 4-6)
After all, we read that our holy Fathers had the energy to fulfil in one single day what we in our lukewarm devotion only aspire to complete in a whole week. (From para. 6 of Ch. 18 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
The fire of the living God can enlighten even my lukewarm devotion, and transform me.
Benedict has organized in detail the praying of the Psalms in the Divine Office. I am grateful that Grace led me to Benedict. Alone and without his aid, I fumbled. In the words of Moses in today's reading I can truly say, "O my Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor even now that you have spoken to your servant; but I am slow of speech and slow of tongue." Benedict has and is helping me to "approach the throne of grace with boldness."(Heb. 4:14-5:10)
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