Sister Joan reminds us that what we cannot expect from others what we cannot model in ourselves. Benedictine spirituality, she reminds us, asks that we follow only the good and the wise, only those who call us to our best selves, our fullest selves. Benedict knows that if we live according to the Scriptures and choose according to the deepest and highest and greatest of human ideals, life will not fail us, whatever it struggles, whatever it's cost.
It is in this theology of leadership that we learn where the great listen to the small, the small will listen to the great and mercy will triumph over judgment. Benedictine spirituality is not an end in itself, nor is it an excuse to oppress the people for whom all law is made. But rather, Benedictine spirituality recognizes that the law is a candle on the path of life, intended to lead us to the good we seek.
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