Sister Joan calls Chapters 23-30 of the Rule, Benedict's penal code. In doing so she points out that while Benedict called for discipline, Benedict's punishment is always meant to heal, never to destroy; to cure, not to crush. Most importantly, she reminds us that on the journey to spiritual adulthood, we are called to use every tool we have: love, listening, counsel, confrontation, and prayer.
Let us look inward today, and invite ourselves to return to God's fold when we stray. He loves us beyond measure and is ready to listen and counsel us. But we must invite him in. We must surrender to His unconditional love.
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