The Daily Prayer
for SATURDAY, September 28, 2019
In his Rule for monastic communities, Benedict of Nursia wrote, “Indeed, obedience must be given with genuine good will, because God loves a cheerful giver. If obedience is given with a bad will and with murmuring not only in words but even in bitterness of heart, then even though the command may be externally fulfilled it will not be accepted by God, for he can see the resistance in the heart of a murmurer. One who behaves in such a way not only fails to receive the reward of grace but actually incurs the punishment deserved by murmurers. Only repentance and reparation can save such a one from this punishment.”
Lord, teach us to listen not only with our ears but with spirits that are eager to hear your will and do it. Amen.
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