How to Live

Judith Valente looks closely at The Rule of St. Benedict and shares its wisdom. Valente includes Benedict's thoughts about paying attention, waking up, living fully, living peacefully, silence, humility, prayer, trust, community, finding balance, forgiving, hospitality, living simply, facing our faults, building consensus, being a leader, caring for what we have, living with awe, finding meaning in our work, and contemplation.

Here are a few quotes I wrote down:

“Your way of acting must be different from the world's way.”

“Listen with the ear of the heart.”

“What is not possible by nature, let us ask the Holy One to supply with the help of grace.”