So myths give us courage, that meaning is waiting for us to discover. They remind us of hope in miracles, cures and healing wells. And they connect us to what is mysterious and life-giving. They give us hope. Myths help us to understand ourselves, our beliefs, our customs, our taboos, where we have come from.
But in this present situation, what sense can the mythos of Christianity mean – the story of the gospel, the great mythos of the Incarnation, the teaching, the suffering and the death and the resurrection of the Lord? Myth is always enacted, not just spoken, or narrated; it’s enacted in ritual, in liturgy, in dance and ceremony. Well, I think that is the role of contemplative practice. It’s the role of meditation. In our education and in our institutions today, it recharges the great myths of the gospel, and the great myths of humanity. From that mythology comes theology and psychology and cosmology, with humane depth and sense of wonder.
Myths give us courage
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