Chapter 55: Clothing and footwear for the community (paragraphs 3-4)

There is one saying, however, from the Acts of the Apostles which the superior must always bear in mind, namely that proper provision was made according to the needs of each. (From para. 4 of Ch. 55 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry, OSB, 1997.)

All of the accumulations of stuff in my household can seem just like hoarding. What if I more carefully discerned what each of us really needs -- a word, a look, a gesture, a prayer?