Saint Benedict devised what is now known as 'the Rule of Saint Benedict.' This new approach was not some puritanical sermon from the pulpit demanding miserable self-denial with the scourge close at hand. It was instead, as Burkeman put it, 'a sort of model of moderation and rhythm that finds time for work, time for prayer, and time for rest. It was something you could live with, something you could flourish with.'
Benedict was torn from his prayers and somewhat cynical of common men, but he agreed to help a group of unhappy monks who wanted him to be their abbot. Despite his warnings that they wouldn't like his style of abbacy, he took on the role, which ultimately led to two attempts on his life by the monks.
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