This post is not complete but I am posting it anyway because I don’t believe it will ever be complete.

I have been working on creating a Rule of Life and I want to go ahead and share it, even though it’s work in progress, in the hope that it may prove helpful to you but mostly to increase my chances of living into it.

First, some of the sayings, mini rules if you will, that have inspired me. Many will be familiar to you:
– Love God and love neighbor
-Do justly, love mercy, and walk humbly
-Seek to see more clearly, love more dearly, and follow more nearly
-Practice a life marked by prayer, being present, generosity, service, and witness
-Do no harm, do good, stay in love with God
-Show up, pay attention, cooperate with God, release the outcome

Now,
A Rule of Life
1) Seek God in all things, pray always.
2) Endeavor to keep the question, “What would you have me do?” ever before me.
3) Pay attention, notice, observe creation and remember that you are a part.
4) Be kind, hope in all things to do no harm. Leave a small footprint.
5) Don’t cling, especially to material things.
6) Seek the simple and true in every encounter. Remember to breathe and stay centered.
7) Pursue compassion and love.
8) Welcome others, especially those who may not feel welcome. Practice hospitality.
9) Respect. Honor. Listen well. Hold fewer opinions.
10) Be honest with self and others, seek to dissolve bias and see clearly.