We also gather something from the long monastic tradition. In the beginning, it favoured in a certain way an escape from the world, trying to get away from urban decadence. This is why monks sought the desert, convinced that it was the right place to recognise the presence of God. Later, St Benedict of Norcia wanted his monks to live in community, combining prayer and study with manual labour (Ora et labora).This introduction of manual labour imbued with spiritual meaning proved revolutionary. People learned to seek maturity and sanctification in the interweaving of recollection and work. Such a way of experiencing work makes us more capable of care and respect for the environment, and imbues our relationship with the world with a healthy sobriety. (LS 126)
REFLECTION How do I live the tasks entrusted to me by my superiors?In what way does the Lord ask me to carry them out in a "revolutionary" way, which goes beyond "it has always been done this way", for a magis?
PRAYER Give us Father the ability to be attentive to the environment and our brothers and sisters in carrying out the tasks entrusted to us. Give us Lord the Grace to have the awareness of "being a mission on this earth, and for this reason I am in this world" (EG 273).
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