The messy mystic was a conscious and intentional choice. Messy because, well, I just am. Mystic because I believe we are all created for mysticism. And that mysticism is not secret or magic. It is an attitude toward life and towards God.
The mystery, to me, is that the Creator of All wants to have a relationship with me! Like most people, it is easier to see and find the good in others than in myself. I occasionally ask my university students to make 2 lists, one of all of the negatives about themselves and one of all of the pluses.
The goal of such an exercise is to teach them about using a person’s strengths to help them through the tough times. In the exercise it is easy for the students to list their faults. It takes much longer for them to list their positives and the list is much shorter. This is because we live in a world that teaches us we must always strive to be better.
What would your life (and mine) be if we just decided we are good enough just as we are? Right now? This moment? Well the Holy truth is this….we are good enough just as we are! That is grace. The God gift of unmerited love . The gift that never ends. I believe that we are not born into sin but into eternal grace.
TMM