benedict and jesus' way of life

i was reading benedict's rule today and was struck by his language.

"what, dear brothers, is more delightful that this voice of the lord calling us? see how the lord in his love shows us the way of life. clothed then with faith and the performance of good works, let us set out on this way, with the gospel as our guide"

I'm struck so often by the power of this simple call. don't begrudge the calling of the lord, but delight in it. delight in not doing what ever the hell you want, chris, but doing another's will. something important here about what wittgenstein was after in saying 'what can be shown, cannot be said.'

anon, and +peace

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[Michael Kunz]

OK, so now you got me wondering about this Wittgenstein quote. I've got a hunch of what it means, but can you give me some context? (I haven't read Wittgenstein, for whatever that's worth.)

I do like the Benedict quote about being set out on our way by the Lord, with the Gospel as our guide. It reminds me of "Gospel-grounding", which I've been reading about as espoused by Ed Schroeder (http://www.crossings.org/thursday/Thur111804.htm), which he says he learned from 20th-century German Lutheran theologian Werner Elert.

I've been wondering what would happen if, instead of using the phrase, "Faith as a Way of Life", a person instead used the phrase, "Gospel as a Way of Life". Would that lead us on a different path...a better path? Or is it synonymous?

Hey, it's Advent. Hooray!

Michael Kunz

[Michael Kunz]

Correction on that link I put in last entry.

It should be http://www.crossings.org/thursday/Thur111804.htm

Michael Kunz