"Stephen Lawhead - Byzantium" - читать интересную книгу автора (Lawhead Stephen)

The selection, he said, must be made before Eastertide.




Then our good abbot spread his arms to include all gathered in the


refectory. "Brothers, it is God's pleasure to honour us in this way.




Above all else, let us put aside jealousy and prideful contention, and


let each one seek the Holy King's direction in the days to come."




This we did, each in his own way. In truth, I was no less ardent than


the most zealous among us. Three were to be chosen, and I wanted to be
one of them. So, through the dark months of winter, I strove to make


myself worthy before God and my brothers. First to rise and last to


sleep, I worked with unstinting diligence, giving myself to those


tasks which naturally came my way, and then going out of my way to


take on the chores of others.




IF any were in prayer, I prayed with them. IF any were at labour, I


laboured with them. Whether in the fields, or the cookhouse, the