Sunday, March 11, 2007

The part of St. Benedict's life that inspires me is...

Then "giving over his books, and forsaking his father's house and wealth, with a mind only to serve God, he sought for some place where he might attain to the desire of his holy purpose; and in this sort he departed [from Rome], instructed with learned ignorance and furnished with unlearned wisdom"

He was in the world and was free to enjoy the advantages which the world offers, but drew back his foot which he had, as it were, already set forth in the world"

He had fled Rome to escape the evils of a great city; he now determined to be poor and to live by his own work. "For God's sake he deliberately chose the hardships of life and the weariness of labor"


The part of St. Benedict’s life that inspires me is that when he left home to serve his purpose. Even if his family is wealthy, he still didn’t care about those material things around him. He is determined to experience life being poor and spreading God’s word. St. Benedict can enjoy being wealthy but he chose to live a simple life and serve God. He shared his knowledge to people and he gained wisdom through his experiences. And he is happy that he lived his life serving God.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

this is enlightening!

Anonymous said...

i really like that part of st. benedict's life...nice site by the way...