tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629468.post2586539133780550154..comments2023-05-12T04:28:28.504-05:00Comments on Daily Bread: St. Benedict on Lent, Part 4Prior Peter, OSBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04955043134006446842noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12629468.post-5712478139823477682007-03-08T14:13:00.000-06:002007-03-08T14:13:00.000-06:00Regarding the reflection on "temperamus", or "find...Regarding the reflection on "temperamus", or "finding the right measure" : this makes me think of the word "contemplative" ; in the book "Benedict's Dharma", David Steindl-Rast writes in the conclusion : "the root meaning of 'temp' is 'measure', and the temple was originally a measured-out area in th sky. The temple below was meant to be a reflecton of the perfect order above. . . To this day, contemplation remains a process that combines two <BR/>gestures : looking up to a dynamic order that transcends us and translating that order onto the level of everyday dynamics." For monastics and lay people alike, the "area" to be transformed by contemplation during Lent is our own heart. <BR/><BR/>Thank you, Prior Peter, for giving us this "lectio" of chapter 49 during Lent ; I find it very profitable !Polyglothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15893417267155940688noreply@blogger.com