Even the poster boy for evildoing has a bit of class.
31 July 2015
11 July 2015
prefer nothing
In chapter 72 of his
Rule, Benedict counsels monastics, saying, “Let them prefer nothing whatever to
Christ.” Having that focus, that
direction, on the love that will not let us go, puts life in a proper
orientation.
Today is the feast of
St. Benedict. It is a welcome reminder
in the hazy summer heat (here in Tennessee) that in times of transition, such
as the one we’re going through, the love of Christ is what we need to guide us.
As once again we consider the senseless
murder of our black sisters and brothers, the symbolism of the Confederate
flag, and the apathy that threatens all of us, we need a loving kick in the
butt!
[The photo is by oblate Jo Clarke of the
stained glass window in the Eucharistic Chapel at Mount St. Benedict Monastery]
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