We had a fantastic class on Saturday. I am auditing the Spiritual Writings of the Mystics class at the seminary this term and am already greatly enjoying it, homework and all. What more could you want than to spend the day with people who speak your language all studying something you dearly love? If I had to label myself as being from one tradition, I would say I am home in the mystic tradition so it was like studying where I come from all day and I loved it. My small group which I will have all term are really nice and very intelligent people and we always went over our time limit for meeting together. One of my friends is also taking the class. (Not to mention another friend is teaching it.) I am taking the class because I have missed the mystics. I have especially missed the mystic in myself. This class gives me a great opportunity to jump into them once again and once more to grab hands with the ones I consider my spiritual abbas and ammas. It is an honor to know them in this way and thus to follow in their footsteps.
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