Wisdom from the 1209 Rule of Saint Francis

This paragraph from St. Francis’s original Rule of Life feels appropriate to my life these days. I wanted to share it with you, too…

“I counsel, admonish and beg my brothers that, when they travel about the world, they should not be quarrelsome, dispute with words, or criticize others, but rather should be gentle, peaceful and unassuming, courteous and humble, speaking respectfully to all as is fitting. They must not ride on horseback unless forced to so by obvious necessity or illness. Whatever house they enter, they are first to say, ‘Peace to this house’ (Lk. 10:5). According to the holy gospel they can eat whatever food is set before them.”