Stay with me for just a few paragraphs. Or maybe, a new perspective will emerge and you'll have a fresh and different impression of our Annual Convention this October 29-30 in Bangor. Within the tradition of Christian Spirituality, many labels are attached to the rich varieties of spiritual experience.
Mysticism is like a telescope.
Mysticism takes us into unseen realms, and pierces the fragile curtain between this world and God's consummate Reign. The New Testament is full of mystical experience. Jesus had many such moments, when his feet were, in a sense, straddling heaven and earth. In contemplative prayer, we experience THIS reality ever more fully. If you can see the face of Jesus Christ in the person who upsets you mightily, that is a contempative moment.