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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>The first step of humility\, then\, is that we keep 'the re
 verence of God always before our eyes (Ps 36:2)' and never forget it. We m
 ust constantly remember everything God has commanded\, keeping in mind tha
 t all who despise God will burn in hell for their sins\, and all who rever
 ence God have everlasting life awaiting them. While we guard ourselves at 
 every moment from sins and vices of thought or tongue\, of hand or foot\, 
 of self-will or bodily desire\, let us recall that we are always seen by G
 od in the heavens\, that our actions everywhere are in God's sight and are
  reported by angels at every hour.</i>\n\nThe very consciousness of God in
  time is central to Benedict's perception of the spiritual life. Benedict'
 s position is both shocking and simple: being sinless is not enough. Being
  steeped in the mind of God is most important. While we restrain ourselves
  from harsh speech and bad actions and demands of the flesh and pride of s
 oul\, what is most vital to the fanning of the spiritual fire is to become
  aware that the God we seek is aware of us. Sanctity\, in other words\, is
  not a matter of moral athletics. Sanctity is a conscious relationship wit
 h the conscious but invisible God. The theology is an enlivening and liber
 ating one: It is not a matter\, the posture implies\, of our becoming good
  enough to gain the God who is somewhere outside of us. It is a matter of 
 gaining the God within\, the love of Whom impels us to good.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>The first step of humility\, then\, is that we keep 'the rev
 erence of God always before our eyes (Ps 36:2)' and never forget it. We mu
 st constantly remember everything God has commanded\, keeping in mind that
  all who despise God will burn in hell for their sins\, and all who revere
 nce God have everlasting life awaiting them. While we guard ourselves at e
 very moment from sins and vices of thought or tongue\, of hand or foot\, o
 f self-will or bodily desire\, let us recall that we are always seen by Go
 d in the heavens\, that our actions everywhere are in God's sight and are 
 reported by angels at every hour.</i>\n\nThe very consciousness of God in 
 time is central to Benedict's perception of the spiritual life. Benedict's
  position is both shocking and simple: being sinless is not enough. Being 
 steeped in the mind of God is most important. While we restrain ourselves 
 from harsh speech and bad actions and demands of the flesh and pride of so
 ul\, what is most vital to the fanning of the spiritual fire is to become 
 aware that the God we seek is aware of us. Sanctity\, in other words\, is 
 not a matter of moral athletics. Sanctity is a conscious relationship with
  the conscious but invisible God. The theology is an enlivening and libera
 ting one: It is not a matter\, the posture implies\, of our becoming good 
 enough to gain the God who is somewhere outside of us. It is a matter of g
 aining the God within\, the love of Whom impels us to good.
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LOCATION:Chapter 7
SUMMARY:Humility
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