Moderation in all things. That was part of Aristotle’s work on Ethics, it’s also a keystone in the Benedictine rule, moderation in all things, and it seems to be present in the book of Proverbs – in the reading we had this morning. It says, “Give me neither riches nor poverty.” If I have riches, I might think that I am self sufficient, or if I have poverty, I might steal in order to survive.
As we hear Proverbs this morning, maybe we can examine our own lives, and see maybe where we have gone to excess in one thing or another – and hear the admonition of Benedict, “Moderation in all things.
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