I have long been a fan of St Alcuin. This is his charge to his monks:
Be an honour to the church, follow Christ’s word, clear in thy task and careful in thy speech.
Be thine an open hand, a merry heart, Christ in thy mouth, life that all may know a lover of righteousness and compassion.
Let none come to thee and go sad away. Hope of the poor, and solace to the sad, go thou before God’s people to God’s realm, that those who follow thee may come to the stars.
Sow living seeds, words that are quick with life, that faith may be the harvest in their hearts. In word and in example let thy light shine in the black dark like the morning star.
Let not the wealth of the world nor its dominion flatter thee into silence as to truth, nor king, nor judge, yea, nor thy dearest friend muzzle thy lips from righteousness.
I was thinking of this as a prayer for those I know being ordained deacon or being priested this weekend. Grace and blessings to you all.
Meanwhile my other concern of the moment is what Christian blogging and tweeting might look like. The first line may be my answer: Be an honour to the church, follow Christ’s word, clear in thy task and careful in thy speech.
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