Much like using a ruler helps you draw a straight line, having a "Rule of Life" is an ancient way of intentionally designing your daily practices to achive a particular outcome. Our desire is to grow to be more like Jesus and this rule of life helps us to consider what we do, and how we do it, in pursuit of that aim.
We want to become:
1. A community of rest in a culture of hurry and exhaustion, through the practice of Sabbath.
2. A community of peace and quiet in a culture of anxiety and noise, through the practice of solitude.
3. A community of communion with God in a culture of distraction and escapism, through the practice of prayer.
4. A community of love and depth in a culture of individualism and superficiality, through the practice of community.
5. A community of courageous fidelity to orthodoxy in a culture of ideological compromise, through the practice of Scripture.
6. A community of holiness in a culture of indulgence and immorality, through the practice of fasting.
7. A community of contentment in a culture of consumerism, through the practice of generosity.
8. A community of justice, mercy, and reconciliation in a culture of injustice and division, through the practice of service.
9. A community of hospitality in a culture of hostility, through the practice of witness.