Chapter 30: The correction of young children

There is a proper way of dealing with every age and every degree of understanding, and we should find the right way of dealing with the young. (From Ch. 30 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)

St. Benedict's word this morning resounds in me with the power of command: Not to approach anyone from my ego, with a desire to control, but to approach everyone from my heart, with a desire to love.