Chapter 55: Clothing and footwear for the community (paragraphs 1-2)

The community must not be too sensitive about the color and quality of this clothing; they should be content with what is available in the locality at a reasonable cost. (From para. 1 of  Ch. 55 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

Well, at least St. Benedict permits me to be a little sensitive about the color and quality of my clothing. But more importantly, I ask myself, when I catch sight of myself, however dressed, am I able to wink back at the divine spark loving me?