the sun always rises.

The ancients say that once upon a time a disciple asked the elder, "Holy One, is there anything I can do to be enlightened?"
And the Holy One answered, "As little as you can do to make the sun rise in the morning."
"Then of what use," the surprised disciple asked, "are the spiritual exercises you prescribe?"
"To make sure," the elder said, "that you are not asleep when the sun begins to rise."

The spiritual life is a commitment to faith where we would prefer certainty. It depends on readiness. It demands constancy. It flourishes awareness. Never stop seeking, never stop searching, there is something to be found.