Human Development
Mystery
Description:
Originally, mystery referred to sacred rites which were revealed only to the initiated and thus cultivated an awareness of the numinous. These rites might include the acting out of a mysterious event, such as myths explaining the death and rebirth of crops from winter to summer, the seasons of the year, and so on. In the Christian tradition, [spirituality], the living of Christian life with intensity, manifests as an interpersonal relationship with Christ and a sharing in the sacred events or [mysteries] of his life. Awareness of the mystery in every relationship brings a freedom and commitment that leads to transparency, knowledge of self, manifesting as certitude, peace, joy and immortality, in the midst of negativism, problems, tragedy and contingency.