Receive willingly and carry out effectively your loving father’s advice, that by the labor of obedience you may return to Him from whom you had departed by the sloth of disobedience.
BENEDICT OF NURSIA
Idleness is the enemy of the soul; and therefore the brethren ought to be employed in manual labor at certain times, at others, in devout reading.
![Benedict of Nursia Quote - Girded with faith and the performance of good works, let us follow in his [Jesus] paths by the guidance of the Gospel.](https://minimalistquotes.com/images/girded-with-faith-and-the-performance-of-good-work.jpg)
