Chapter 48.22-25
On Sunday all are to be engaged in reading except those who have been assigned various duties. If anyone is so remiss and indolent that he is unwilling or unable to study or to read, he is to be given some work in order that he may not be idle.
Brother who are sick or weak should be given a type of work or craft that will keep them busy without overwhelming them or driving them away. The abbot must take their infirmities into account.
Today brothers and sisters, that last sentence describes me. I have a summer cold which has kept me up most of the night and completely destroyed my ability to think in a serious way. It seems that while I sit here, my computer screen is in the next room. Therefore I must beg your forgiveness and leave the reflection today in the hands of God, for I can't think of anything except keeping my sneeze towel close at hand.
May God bring us altogether to everlasting life.
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