Chapter 62: The priests of the monastery
When ordained a monk must be careful to avoid a spirit of self-importance or pride and he must avoid taking on himself any duties to which the abbot has not assigned him. (From para. 1 of Ch. 62 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
My ego likes to make me feel important and indispensable, but what's essential is discernment -- a rootedness in my relationship to God.
My ego likes to make me feel important and indispensable, but what's essential is discernment -- a rootedness in my relationship to God.
Abba, Heavenly Father, you made me your child and your Son, Jesus' little brother. You thus unite me with the both of you. Help me to embrace you in me and I in you as one of the little ones you love so.
ReplyDeleteMake me happy, as Therese of Lisieux put it, to be the tiniest flower in your garden.