Indeed, nothing is to be preferred to the Work of God. RB 43.3
"The Work of God"...what is the Work of God? How am I invited to participate in that Work?
This phrase is found in the chapter dealing with tardiness or readiness for prayer or meals. It is a chapter that tends to equate what happens in chapel with what happens at the table in our dining room. That is an interesting parallel because at least in our house prayers and meals seem to carry an important connection. When planning our community schedule of events the main question often seems to be when do we pray and when do we eat. We often find ourselves going from the oratory to the table or from the table to the oratory.
Placing prayer and meals together in the Rule seems to suggest that there should be a natural carry over from prayer time to community time and vice versa. In a sense what we proclaim and commit to in the oratory we need to be able to live out in the dining room.
Sr. Catherine, OSB
"The Work of God"...what is the Work of God? How am I invited to participate in that Work?
This phrase is found in the chapter dealing with tardiness or readiness for prayer or meals. It is a chapter that tends to equate what happens in chapel with what happens at the table in our dining room. That is an interesting parallel because at least in our house prayers and meals seem to carry an important connection. When planning our community schedule of events the main question often seems to be when do we pray and when do we eat. We often find ourselves going from the oratory to the table or from the table to the oratory.
Placing prayer and meals together in the Rule seems to suggest that there should be a natural carry over from prayer time to community time and vice versa. In a sense what we proclaim and commit to in the oratory we need to be able to live out in the dining room.
Sr. Catherine, OSB
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