The first rule is simply this: 
Live this life and do whatever is done, in a
spirit of thanksgiving.
Abandon attempts to achieve security, they are futile,
give up the search for wealth,
it is demeaning,
quiet the search for salvation,
it is selfish,
and come to comfortable rest in the certainty
that those who participate in this life
with an attitude of thanksgiving will receive its full promise.
From Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living
by John McQuiston II
Live this life and do whatever is done, in a
spirit of thanksgiving.
Abandon attempts to achieve security, they are futile,
give up the search for wealth,
it is demeaning,
quiet the search for salvation,
it is selfish,
and come to comfortable rest in the certainty
that those who participate in this life
with an attitude of thanksgiving will receive its full promise.
From Always We Begin Again: The Benedictine Way of Living
by John McQuiston II
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