Reflect

If you’ve ever looked up at the night sky and wondered at the scale of the cosmos, if you’ve longed to discover meaning in something larger than yourself — that’s the mystic in you coming through. Br. David Steindl-Rast upends any notions of a mystic being some lone individual on a mountaintop: “The mystic is not a special human being,” he says. Rather, “every human being is a special kind of mystic.” The Oxford Dictionary defines a mystic as someone seeking to understand important things that are beyond the intellect. And while many contemporary cultures prioritize what we can grasp intellectually, Br. David’s words invite us to welcome mystery, ponder the ineffable, and receive the gift of what we cannot fully comprehend.