In the story "Work- The Rule of St. Benedict" by Dee Masters, Benedict tries to reach out to God many times. When Benedict was young, he was said to have made many miracles happen. People would ask him to make miracles happen for them, but whenever he did, he felt that he had failed to reach out to God. He tried many different things, and finally thought to build a monastery. He wrote The Rule, a guidebook for monks that was used throughout his monastery. Benedict now felt that he had finally succeeded in what he had always wanted to do. He had finally reached out to God.
I think learning about St. Benedict was interesting because he created the first Benedictine monastery, and he followed all of the harsh rules he wrote about in his guidebook. One of the rules he made was that no Benedictine monk was allowed to own anything except the thing needed to live, which were given to him by the abbot. I don't think I could stand to be a Benedictine monk.
I think learning about St. Benedict was interesting because he created the first Benedictine monastery, and he followed all of the harsh rules he wrote about in his guidebook. One of the rules he made was that no Benedictine monk was allowed to own anything except the thing needed to live, which were given to him by the abbot. I don't think I could stand to be a Benedictine monk.
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