It was a steep learning curve for an atheist like me
” , and somewhat reminiscent of the routine of a Silicon Valley CEO addicted to “the grind”, the Rule is a set of precepts providing an absolute structure that fully timetables the day from 5am to lights out, including practical work and humble meals eaten in silence.
Disembarking at a rural English station and walking a mile down a brambled country lane, I watched as the shape of the Abbey emerged from the damp haze of early spring. The Anglican community I would be staying with for four days was a tiny one of 12 monks and nuns, led by an Abbot, and living as St Benedict himself specified they should in the year 530.
Immediately deciding that I would not be attending the 6am services, I otherwise threw myself into the Abbey’s daily rhythm, with perhaps the greatest adjustment being the prohibition on conversation at mealtimes. I and the small handful of other guests atealongside the community, apart from a religious reading. As it was Lent, the food was particularly simple, but I was touched and a little embarrassed by the effort made to accommodate my dietary requirements .
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