Chapter 48: Daily manual labor (paragraphs 1-2)

Idleness is the enemy of the soul. Therefore the community must be occupied at definite times in manual labour and at other times in lectio divina. (From para. 1 of Ch. 48 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

Meditation and lectio teach me an openness of mind and heart that expands my being -- and helps me to penetrate experiences to find the presence of God.