All guests who arrive should be received like Christ, for he himself will say: I was a stranger and you took me in. Let the greatest care and attention be given to receiving the poor and pilgrims, because in them Christ is received more than in others.

Benedict of Nursia (480–547), Ordensgründer

Related Bible passage: MAT.25.35

Topics: Service & Love of Neighbour, God, Jesus & the Holy Spirit

Benedict of Nursia

Benedikt von Nursia war ein spätantiker Mönch und Abt in Italien, der mit der Gründung des Klosters auf dem Montecassino als Vater des abendländischen Mönchtums gilt. Er steht für die nach ihm benannte Klosterregel, die das geistliche Leben durch den Wechsel von Gebet, Lesung und Arbeit sowie das Prinzip des klugen Maßhaltens strukturierte. Für Bibelleser heute bietet er ein erprobtes Modell, wie Schriftlesung und Glaube durch feste geistliche Rhythmen im Alltag verankert werden können.

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