Chapter 7: The value of humility (paragraph 18)
We should speak gently and seriously with words that are weighty and restrained. We should be brief and reasonable in whatever we have to say and not raise our voices to insist on our own opinions. (From para. 18 of Ch. 7 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)
On reflection, I'm awestruck by how much of Benedict's teaching on humility has to do with speech. Good speech emerges from holy silence like right action from contemplation.
On reflection, I'm awestruck by how much of Benedict's teaching on humility has to do with speech. Good speech emerges from holy silence like right action from contemplation.
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