I've been hearing a lot these days, at least in Catholic circles, about Christian mystics. these are simply people who are in touch with the mysteries of life in a way that few are. Julian of Norwich was a mystic, as was Hildegaard of Bingen. Not surprisingly, both lived in the middle ages. Both were Catholic and held in high regard. Mysticism seems to be making a comeback in the Catholic church, perhaps in response to some mostly fundamentalist churches which claim to have an answer for everything. Frankly, God is too big and too vast for us to ever fully comprehend. that's why I go with the way of the mystics. Life should be a mystery, or where's the joy in living? If you have an answer for everything, what a dull life you must live. to live with mystery is to live with joy, to be open to holiness. Who can explain the mystery of how gravity hold everything in the universe together? Who can explain how birds navigate their way from the Arctic to the South Pole? A life without mystery would be dull and uneventful. So embrace mystery-it's the path to holiness.
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