The mystic understands that The Saviour speaks to us from within our life, inviting us to let Him guide us through the peaks, and troughs of our life's journey. Trust in The Saviour's inspiration rewards the faithful person with a long, and rewarding life.
Isn't that a Jewish thing. Alex?
Maria Goretti died at 12, and she trusted her Savior, I'm sure.
And St John of the Cross, who lived the mystical life unto the transforming union, pleaded with God in The Living Flame of God that He might 'tear through the web of this sweet encounter'
I think a better approach is that the mystic isn't so much 'guided through life's journey' but that it is no longer the mystic's life to 'journey', but Christ that lives in him/her. Galatians 2:20
The beatific vision of the Trintarian God, that same vision Christ enjoys by nature, and promised to us by participation in Him, is then all that is rewarding or desirable.
The sooner, the better.
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