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Benedictine Spirituality In The Daily

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PRESENTATION OUTLINE

Lessons from St. Benedict

Living Benedictine Spirituality in the Daily

Concepts Learned

  • Ora et Labora
  • Peace
  • Justice
  • Humility
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Why the Rule

  • For Monks seeking greater spirituality
  • Guide for Leaders
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Some Themes Found in the RB

  • Servant Leadership
  • Listening decision-making
  • Prospering human resource
  • Work-Life Balance
  • Sensible Time Management
  • Quality Management
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Characteristics of Benedictine Spirituality

Tempo is Slow

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Importance of Silence

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Emphasis on Beauty and Order

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Stress on Quality

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Time and Mindfulness

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Growing in Community

Work

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My Gift to the World

Ties me to my neighbor, Binds me to the future
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Makes me a part of a possibility

Gives me a reason to exist that is larger than myself

Gives us a place in salvation

Enables creation to go on creating
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Meant to build Community

We do not work for our good alone

Leads to Self-Fulfillment

Uses the gifts & talents we know we have and discover those we are not yet aware of

Purpose of Work

To carry others, to care for others, to bring them home
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PRAYER

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Sensitivity to a God-awareness

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Should be as necessary as breathing

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Standing to the presence of God

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Living with a radically open heart

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Remember: We cannot surprise God

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CHANGE

Result of an encounter with God
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Pray to change ourselves and not our situation

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Takes time, perseverance, patience

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Lessons in Finding Contentment

The Rule of Benedict as Guide
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In our busy lives, do we still have time to pray?

Daily battle to stay focused despite daily distractions and pressures

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Prayer working for us and not against us

Lessons to Gain Contentment

  • Focus eyes on God and his word
  • Be people of humility
  • Live and pray in community
  • Provide for prayerful discipline in our lives
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Word of God

Central to the Rule
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Focus on God

  • Learn to integrate a little discipline into our lives; feed the mind and the heart especially when you are busy
  • Set time for prayer and reflection
  • Experiment memorising verses

Be humble people

  • Humility is important for growth in holiness
  • Living humbly is core to Benedictine Spirituality
  • Strive to live in peace and harmony with others
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Humility

Essential to our relationship with a God in prayer
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Focus on Community

Emphasis on stability
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Emphasis on building authentic community

  • Equality in relationships and procedures
  • Leadership selection based on merit and Godly characteristics
  • Emphasis on who you are doing life with vs. Individualism that concerns on my own walk with God, my own career, my own aspirations
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How do we live?

Involvement vs Isolation

How do we live?

Commitment vs Detachment
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Finding value in sticking with a community in good and not so good times

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Spiritual Discipline

Backbone of Benedictine Spirituality
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Obedience

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