2009年5月22日 星期五

The Rule of St. Benedict - Chapter 4. The Tools For Good Works

(62) Do not aspire to be called holy before you really are, but first be holy that you may more truly be called so.
(63) Live by God's commandments every day;
(64) treasure chastity,
(65) harbor neither hatred
(66) nor jealousy for anyone,
(67) and do nothing out of envy.
(68) Do not love quarreling;
(69) shun arrogance.
(70) Respect the elders
(71) and love the young.
(72) Pray for your enemies out of love for Christ.
(73) If you have a dispute with someone, make peace with him before the sun goes down.

(74) And finally, never lose hope in God's mercy.

(75) These, then, are the tools of the spiritual craft.
(76) When we have used them without ceasing day and night and have returned them on judgment day, our wages will be the reward the Lord has promised:
(77) "What the eye has not seen nor the ear heard, God has prepared for those who love him," (1 Cor 2:9).

(78) The workshop where we are to toil faithfully at all these tasks is the enclosure of the monastery and stability in the community.

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