The rule of St. Benedict for a daily life, learning to listen to God with a discerning heart.

I'm Chris McGregor.

Seeking the Face of God, Episode 41.

St. Anselm now helps us take another step.

If the last movement was about faith seeking understanding,

this one is about what happens when the soul remains before God and doesn't turn away.

St. Anselm understands that the spiritual life isn't sustained by insight alone. There are times when the soul sees clearly, and there are times when it doesn't.

There are times when truth seems near and luminous, and times when it feels hidden.

What matters then isn't whether the soul can grasp God, but whether it will remain turned toward him.

That belongs deeply to the Benedictine way.

The holy role teaches perseverance and prayer, not because every hour is full of consolation,

but because fidelity matters more than spiritual immediacy.

Stability teaches the soul not to run when clarity is withheld.

It teaches the heart to remain.

From the writings of St. Anselm of Canterbury,

I seek your face, Lord, your face, Lord, I seek.

Do not turn your face away from me.

This prayer from St. Anselm is simple, but it carries the weight of real spiritual experience.

He isn't speaking as someone who has solved the mystery of God. He's speaking of someone who knows the soul must keep seeking. That matters, because one of the

temptations in the spiritual life is the temptation to stop seeking when understanding doesn't come

quickly. The mind wants resolution. The heart wants reassurance that can hold on to. We want an answer that

feels settled, clear, and secure. But St. Anselm knows that God isn't reduced to what we can

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