A strange week bookended by life and death. One member of our community loses a loved one while another welcomes a new life into the world. Both ends of life and the rest of us in the middle trying to make sense of it all and find in each other the strength and love and support to keep going.Joy and sadness mixed.
But community has to work in sadness as well as joy or theres no point - we laugh , love and weep together or not at all.
Continuing to read Benedict and his thoughts on community are as ever simple and profound.
"They should each try to be the first to show respect to each other , supporting with the greatest patience one another's weaknesses of body or behaviour."
Rule of St Benedict ,72 'The good zeal of monks'
I pray that we will continue to do so at this sad and also joyous time.
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