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X-WR-CALDESC:<i>Now that we have asked God who will dwell in the holy tent\
 , we have heard the instruction for dwelling in it\, but only if we fulfil
 l the obligations of those who live there. We must\, then\, prepare our he
 arts and bodies for the battle of holy obedience to God's instructions. Wh
 at is not possible to us by nature\, let us ask the Holy One to supply by 
 the help of grace. If we wish to reach eternal life\, even as we avoid the
  torments of hell\, then--while there is still time\, while we are in this
  body and have time to accomplish all these things by the light of life--w
 e must run and do now what will profit us forever.</i>\n\nThere is a poign
 ancy in this paragraph that is little associated with great spiritual docu
 ments. First\, Benedict stresses again that we are not alone in our undert
 aking to live above the dregs of life. What is 'not possible to us by natu
 re\,' we must 'beg for by grace\,' he says. This is an enterprise between 
 two spirits\, in other words\, God's and our own. We will fail often\, but
  God will not fail us and we must not stop.\n\n'God\,' the elder said\, 'i
 s closer to sinners than to saints.' 'But how can that be\,' the eager dis
 ciple asked.\n\nAnd the elder explained: 'God in heaven holds each person 
 by a string. When we sin\, we cut the string. Then God ties it up again\, 
 making a knot--bringing the sinner a little closer. Again and again sins c
 ut the string--and with each knot God keeps drawing the sinner closer and 
 closer.'\n\nEven our weaknesses take us to God if we let them.\n\nIt is a 
 very liberating thought: We are not capable of what we are about to do but
  we are not doing it alone and we are not doing it without purpose. God is
  with us\, holding us up so that the reign of God may be made plain in us 
 and become hope to others. If we can become peacemakers\, if we can contro
 l our need to control\, if we can distinguish between our wants and our ne
 eds\, then anybody can.
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DESCRIPTION:<i>Now that we have asked God who will dwell in the holy tent\,
  we have heard the instruction for dwelling in it\, but only if we fulfill
  the obligations of those who live there. We must\, then\, prepare our hea
 rts and bodies for the battle of holy obedience to God's instructions. Wha
 t is not possible to us by nature\, let us ask the Holy One to supply by t
 he help of grace. If we wish to reach eternal life\, even as we avoid the 
 torments of hell\, then--while there is still time\, while we are in this 
 body and have time to accomplish all these things by the light of life--we
  must run and do now what will profit us forever.</i>\n\nThere is a poigna
 ncy in this paragraph that is little associated with great spiritual docum
 ents. First\, Benedict stresses again that we are not alone in our underta
 king to live above the dregs of life. What is 'not possible to us by natur
 e\,' we must 'beg for by grace\,' he says. This is an enterprise between t
 wo spirits\, in other words\, God's and our own. We will fail often\, but 
 God will not fail us and we must not stop.\n\n'God\,' the elder said\, 'is
  closer to sinners than to saints.' 'But how can that be\,' the eager disc
 iple asked.\n\nAnd the elder explained: 'God in heaven holds each person b
 y a string. When we sin\, we cut the string. Then God ties it up again\, m
 aking a knot--bringing the sinner a little closer. Again and again sins cu
 t the string--and with each knot God keeps drawing the sinner closer and c
 loser.'\n\nEven our weaknesses take us to God if we let them.\n\nIt is a v
 ery liberating thought: We are not capable of what we are about to do but 
 we are not doing it alone and we are not doing it without purpose. God is 
 with us\, holding us up so that the reign of God may be made plain in us a
 nd become hope to others. If we can become peacemakers\, if we can control
  our need to control\, if we can distinguish between our wants and our nee
 ds\, then anybody can.
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