Point of OMC Rule:
•Whatsoever little or much thou possessest of
anything, whether clothing, or food, or drink, let it be at the command of the
senior and at his disposal, for it is not befitting a religious to have any
distinction of property with his own free brother.
Look upon all possessions as loans from God and let them be
used for the honor and glory of God and at the service of Charity.
Reflection:
This point of the Rule is lived differently by each of us
according to our state in life, as most of us do not live together. Before I retired, the money I made by working
went to support myself, and after that to my ministry. I never felt a need for more than my share of
the world’s goods. That was not a virtue
of mine, it was simply the result of having lost everything so many times that
they were just things. I never feared having nothing, having been
there before. Nor did I ever lack
anything essential during my ministry. I
have come to believe that in serving Christ, I am supplied by God with all that
I need to do just that.
Now that I live in community, I pay the bills I have to pay,
and the rest of what I have is for the community’s needs. It isn’t a lot, but so far amongst ourselves,
we’ve had enough to keep on keeping on.
I have no illusion that God needs honor and glory. I have no doubt that Christ needs everything
I have to give and more. And because he
is my first, best, and last love, I give it with great joy.
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