QUOTIDIAN, THE MONASTIC WAY
Quotidian
From day-to-day
Eyes directed down
I make my way
Through smooth and rough
The world, the world it says
This does not measure up
But to God, to God
It is enough
Photo: Abbot Mathew during Labora
About the Author:
Father Gerard Garrigan, OSB, a monk of Saint Louis Abbey, like Portsmouth Abbey, an American monastery in the English Benedictine Congregation, has produced a digital collection of prose pieces and poems with photos, Better Than I deserve. To receive your free digital collection, simply email Father Gerard at: [email protected].
Read his story published in Hermitage Within