The Danger of Accepting Rich Gifts
"The brothers should guard against accepting churches, dwellings, even poor ones, and whatever else might be built for them, unless these are truly in keeping with the holy poverty we have promised in the Rule, and let them always dwell there only as guests, as pilgrims and strangers (cf. 1 P 2:11)." --The Testament of St. Francis
Seeing ourselves as guests and pilgrims--people merely on a journey who have just stopped for the "night"--will help us keep the clutter out of our lives--those things and possessions that can "wage war with our souls."
"The brothers should guard against accepting churches, dwellings, even poor ones, and whatever else might be built for them, unless these are truly in keeping with the holy poverty we have promised in the Rule, and let them always dwell there only as guests, as pilgrims and strangers (cf. 1 P 2:11)." --The Testament of St. Francis
Seeing ourselves as guests and pilgrims--people merely on a journey who have just stopped for the "night"--will help us keep the clutter out of our lives--those things and possessions that can "wage war with our souls."
Nice...keep the clutter out of our lives....sweet truth!-------to rest upon tonight...Merri
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