There can be deep personal experiences that can be existentially transforming, the world shifts, a new depth is reached…..then things settle and a period of dryness sets in, and the search continues. No permanent state is allowed, or final resting place, just a taste of what could be, or perhaps what is, but the long walk around the circle is needed. Conceivably the sudden turns, or in fact a glimpse into a deeper reality that opens and we move into a place of deep inner turmoil or joy; possibly both equally important as we continue our pilgrimage. Inner and outer stability are simply not possible, yet this journey gives strength to the center of the labyrinth that simply is, like the center of the spoke in a wheel, it is empty, it does not move, it just is. I believe that it is in this emptiness that the mystery of who we are is present.
Br. Mark Dohle, OCSO
Holy Spirit Monastery
