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| Two-fold Pathway |
The contemporary mystic is called to represent an
invisible power in the world through a personal spiritual practice, through the
power of prayer, through living consciously and practicing compassion, and
through becoming a channel for grace.…A mystic without a monastery serves
visibly in his or her personal life, among friends, family, co-workers,
strangers, and adversaries, and invisibly through prayer and channeling grace
into the greater world. Caroline Myss Entering the Castle page 29
The
contemporary mystic is called to a two-fold way of life. Firstly, she must live
a life of daily personal prayer and secondly, emanating from the power of that
prayer she will carry on her spiritual practice by living a conscious life of
sharing God’s grace and compassion in the world.
Without the
daily spiritual practice of getting in touch with the Sacred One, the mystic
will not be able to carry through with channeling God’s grace as she lives and
works among her daily contacts.
Even those who
live a cloistered life in a monastery or convent cannot avoid the second part
of a mystic’s responsibilities. Monks and nuns, however desirous they are of
wanting only to be with God in prayer, have responsibilities to those with whom
they live and work—prayer life generates, receives, and overflows with grace,
which emanates into the world and touches those who are near and far, seen and
unseen.
© Judith
Lawrence
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