Our readings have been about opening the monastery to new members and welcoming people into the community. We have been blessed in the past two weeks with two new guests at our worship who are becoming part of our community on Wednesday mornings. Tom has had queries from folks about our prayer group, the study of the Rule of Benedict, and meeting Wednesday mornings for prayer and support.
We ask ourselves how we become Christ for one another in our community. We ask ourselves how we open ourselves to sharing our faith in the world around us and inviting folks into community.
"Benedictine life is rooted in three dimensions: commitment to community, fidelity to a monastic way of life and obedience. It is a life that sees sanctification as a by-product of human society, the development of a new way of thinking and living, and total openness to the constantly emerging challenges of the God-life within us. To pursue Benedictine spirituality, we must carry our part of the human race and allow it to mold and polish an tember us. We are to be people who see the globe through eyes softened by the Gospel." [Chittester, Joan. The Rule of Benedict: Insights for the Ages. New York: Crossroad. 1992. Page 153.]
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