'I gave myself to God. Totally. And utterly.'
— Fr Gary Dench (@garydench) March 28, 2021
The monastery also produces beer and honey. I've tried the honey and it is delicious! Well worth supporting them in their life and work. https://t.co/udq2a229eG
Love of God is first for all Christians -- love of others is subordinate to, and motivated by, this love of God. Can the monk says that he loves God alone? No -- even the monk must love the rest of the Church and mankind, even if he lives apart from them. And unless he is a hermit, he doesn't live apart from others, though the amount of time he spends with others is limited. So "totally" is the wrong way to describe this sort of calling. It would be more accurate to say that the monk lives alone for God. ("Living only for God" would be inaccurate, too.) Even religious must be careful of pride and any sense of Christian elitism.
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