Chapter 41: The times for community meals

The principle is that the superior should manage everything so prudently that the saving work of grace may be accomplished in the community and whatever duties the community undertakes they may be carried out without any excuse for murmuring. (From para. 1 of Ch. 41 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)

If I need a principle to lead my daily life by, this instruction from St. Benedict would certainly be a top contender. He guides me in the practice of living in a way that every little thing I do mediates the love of Christ. Meditation helps me to grow in the practice of this simple and unifying vision.