We must be willing....

Sister Joan Chittister starts her discourse today on what she calls the social revolution of the rule. She points out that the superior of the Benedictine monastery is to be a Christ figure, simple, unassuming, immersed in God.

She then takes this gentle discussion of the qualities of the prior or prioress and extends it into a way of living for you and me. She reminds us that the spiritual journey takes time. That we must place Him before ourselves beyond all else. We must recognize that, in time, the practices living in us will bring us into full communion with God.

She makes a very interesting point too, about the role of the prior and prioress as a model. They are not to be idolized, but they are indeed models. In truth as each of us is call to be a disciple. However, we should never lose sight that is our goal to allow Him to find us.  We must learn to trust in Him and then surrender – opening ourselves up to his love and wisdom.

While living in this secular world, fulled of distractions, we must build His moral code within our weak and often unwilling selves.