Chapter 8: The Divine Office at night
It seems reasonable that during wintertime, that is from the first of November until Easter all should arise at the eighth hour of the night. By that time, having rested until a little after midnight, they may rise with their food well digested. (From Ch. 8 of Saint Benedict's Rule, trans. by Patrick Barry OSB, 1997.)
St. Benedict assures me that it's possible and important to live a well-regulated life. In this way, all parts of myself, including the most earthy, the most mundane, integrate into a single motive -- seeking God.
St. Benedict assures me that it's possible and important to live a well-regulated life. In this way, all parts of myself, including the most earthy, the most mundane, integrate into a single motive -- seeking God.
Through the silence, stillness and simplicity of meditation, Abba, you plunge me twice daily into that abyss of your otherness.
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