A Benedictine Day

Last updated on: July 11, 2012 at 1:00 am by Ragan Sutterfield

A Benedictine Day 2012-07-10T16:27:58-06:00 Ragan Sutterfield

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Today we celebrate the feast day of St. Benedict of Nursia. St. Benedict’s most enduring legacy is his rule of life, which has recently been paraphrased beautifully by Jonathan Wilson-Hartgrove. Central to Benedict’s wisdom is living in moderation and balance as we pursue Christlikeness. For Benedict this includes a daily rhythm of prayer, community life, and work.

In honor of St. Benedict’s feast, try to incorporate a Benedictine rhythm into your day. Wake up, pray (include others if possible), spend some time in the study of scripture, then work, take a moment for a short reading of Psalm 1 at lunch, work again, read Luke 14:27-33, and then close the evening with a service of compline.

After the experience of this day of rhythm ask how you might create a daily rhythm of life that you can maintain for a week or month.

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