Daily Meditation for October 4, 2024
From the Rule of St. Benedict: The Tools of Good Works
These are short statements of how we are to live our lives as Christians. Written in about 530 AD, it has stood the test of time. Three lists of “tools” are taken from a longer list and will be presented on three successive Fridays.
“Your way of acting should be different from the world’s way;
the love of Christ must come before all else.
You are not to act in anger or nurse a grudge.
Cleanse your heart of all deceit.
Never give a hollow greeting of peace
or turn away when someone needs your love.” (RB 4)
Would any of these be a good mantra for you during the coming week?