Iyini incazelo yesisho sikaSt Benedict esithi "Ukusebenza ukuthandaza?"

Isiqubulo seBenedictine empeleni singumyalo othi "Thandaza futhi usebenze!" Kungaba nomqondo wokuthi umsebenzi kungumthandazo uma wenziwa ngomoya wokukhumbula futhi uma umkhuleko uhambisana nomsebenzi noma okungenani uwulandela noma uwulandela. Kodwa umsebenzi awusoze wamane nje uthatha isikhundla somkhuleko. UBenedict wayecacile ngalokhu. Emthethweni wakhe ongcwele, ufundisa ukuthi akukho okumele kuthathwe kuqala kunomsebenzi weqiniso wesigodlo, okungukukhonza okungcwele emkhosini, awubiza ngokuthi "Umsebenzi kaNkulunkulu".

Umkhuleko kuSan Benedetto
O Baba Ongcwele Benedict, usizo lwalabo abaphendukela kuwe: ngamukele ngaphansi kokuvikelwa kwakho; ngivikele kukho konke okusongela impilo yami; ngitholele umusa wokuphenduka kwenhliziyo nokuguquka kwangempela ukulungisa izono ezenziwe, udumise futhi ukhazimulise uNkulunkulu zonke izinsuku zokuphila kwami. Umuntu ngokusho kwenhliziyo kaNkulunkulu, ungikhumbule phambi koPhezukonke ngoba, ungixolele izono zami, ungenze ngizinze kokuhle, ungangivumeli ukuba ngihlukane naye, ungamukele ekwayeni labakhethiweyo, kanye nawe kanye nomphathi Wabahlanganyeli bakulandela ngenhliziyo yaphakade.
Nkulunkulu uSomandla naphakade, ngokufaneleka nangesibonelo sikaSt. Benedict, udadewabo, intombi uScholastica kanye nawo wonke amakholi angcwele, vuselela uMoya wakho oNgcwele kimi; ngiphe amandla empini yokulwa nokuyenga kukaMubi, ukubekezela ezinkingeni zempilo, nokuqonda ezingozini. Uthando lobumsulwa luyakhula kimi, isifiso sobumpofu, ukushisekela ukulalela, ukwethembeka okuthobekile ekugcineni impilo yobuKrestu. Ngiduduzekile nguwe futhi ngisekelwa yisisa sabazalwane, kwangathi ngingakusiza ngenjabulo nangokunqoba ngifike ezweni lasezulwini kanye nabo bonke abangcwele. KuKristu iNkosi yethu.
Amen.