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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>The third step of humility is that we submit to the priores
 s or abbot in all obedience for the love of God\, imitating Jesus Christ o
 f whom the apostle says: 'Christ became obedient even to death (Phil 2:8).
 '</i>\n\nIt is so simple\, so simplistic\, to argue that we live for the G
 od we do not see when we reject the obligations we do see. Benedictine spi
 rituality does not allow for the fantasy. Benedict argues that the third r
 ung on the ladder of humility is the ability to submit ourselves to the wi
 sdom of another. We are not the last word\, the final answer\, the cleares
 t insight into anything. We have one word among many to contribute to the 
 mosaic of life\, one answer of many answers\, one insight out of multiple 
 perspectives. Humility lies in learning to listen to the words\, direction
 s and insights of the one who is a voice of Christ for me now. To stubborn
 ly resist the challenges of people who have a right to lay claim to us and
  an obligation to do good by us--parents\, spouses\, teachers\, supervisor
 s--is a dangerous excursion into arrogance and a denial of the very relati
 onships that are the stuff of which our sanctity is made.\n\nRungs one and
  two call for contemplative consciousness. Rung three brings us face to fa
 ce with our struggle for power. It makes us face an authority outside of o
 urselves. But once I am able to do that\, then there is no end to how high
  I might rise\, how deep I might grow.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>The third step of humility is that we submit to the prioress
  or abbot in all obedience for the love of God\, imitating Jesus Christ of
  whom the apostle says: 'Christ became obedient even to death (Phil 2:8).'
 </i>\n\nIt is so simple\, so simplistic\, to argue that we live for the Go
 d we do not see when we reject the obligations we do see. Benedictine spir
 ituality does not allow for the fantasy. Benedict argues that the third ru
 ng on the ladder of humility is the ability to submit ourselves to the wis
 dom of another. We are not the last word\, the final answer\, the clearest
  insight into anything. We have one word among many to contribute to the m
 osaic of life\, one answer of many answers\, one insight out of multiple p
 erspectives. Humility lies in learning to listen to the words\, directions
  and insights of the one who is a voice of Christ for me now. To stubbornl
 y resist the challenges of people who have a right to lay claim to us and 
 an obligation to do good by us--parents\, spouses\, teachers\, supervisors
 --is a dangerous excursion into arrogance and a denial of the very relatio
 nships that are the stuff of which our sanctity is made.\n\nRungs one and 
 two call for contemplative consciousness. Rung three brings us face to fac
 e with our struggle for power. It makes us face an authority outside of ou
 rselves. But once I am able to do that\, then there is no end to how high 
 I might rise\, how deep I might grow.
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LOCATION:Chapter 7
SUMMARY:Humility
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