A sign of a healthy spirituality

The ability, or the capacity to be surprised is a sign of a healthy spirituality, of a spiritual life that is truly open to the other, open to God, rather than focusing upon itself and self-cultivation, which suggests that the ego would be in control. But the capacity to be surprised means you’re in a way defenceless, you’re open, you’re vulnerable. And you can be surprised by joy, surprised by the fruits of the Spirit, as they develop in you, and in your relationships.

Breakthrough by Laurence Freeman OSB