Falling Upward, Revised and Updated: A Spirituality for the Two Halves of Life

When in the Soul of the Serene Disciple When in the soul of the serene disciple With no more Fathers to imitate Poverty is a success, It is a small thing to say the roof is gone: He has not even a house. Stars, as well as friends, Are angry with the noble ruin. Saints depart in several directions. Be still: There is no longer any need of comment. I

The mystics tell us that God has to undo our illusions secretly, as it were, when we are not watching and not in perfect control. That is perhaps why the best word for God is actually Mystery.

Jesus, as I noted, also “descended into hell,” and only on the third day did he “ascend into heaven.” Most of life is lived, as it were, on the first and second days, the threshold days when transformation is happening but we do not know it yet. In men's work, we call this liminal space.