Oct 26, 2007
Helpers should be provided for those who are weak so that they will not find their work depressing. In fact, let all have help according to the size of the community and the nature of the place. The rest should serve one another in love.
- Rule of Benedict
Quoted in Essential Monastic Wisdom: Writings on the Contemplative Life by Hugh Feiss.
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