WHY SPIRITUAL DIRECTION?
Spiritual direction leads you to a deeper love and acceptance of God and yourself; cultivates inner peace, and a gentleness with yourself and others; strengthens your confidence in God and yourself; and brings greater clarity and perspective, meaning and purpose in your life.
– inviting another to accompany me on my spiritual journey.
– being intentional about my spiritual growth.
– attending to the Holy in my life.
– searching for that which satisfies my spiritual hunger.
– weaving “memory, story, experiences and incidences, feelings, relationships with others and with God, and prayer and listening into our conversations.”
— Christine Munger, MA in Listen – A Seeker’s Resource for Spiritual direction.
– want to deepen my relationship with God.
– need to sort through discordant voices.
– wonder if God is calling me to go in new directions.
– yearn for something more and deeper in my faith life.
– am grappling with life’s transitions.
– want to live with more authenticity.
– long to be in touch with those deeper, hidden parts of myself.
– want to discover ways to live the gospel more fully.
– want to be more compassionate, as God is compassionate.
– want to respond more faithfully to God’s faithfulness to me.
– who is deeply in love with God.
– of prayer and integrity.
– who honors confidentiality.
– who is open and honest and accepting and non-judgmental.
– who honors me for who I am and where I am in my journey.
– whose life reflects his/her depth of faith.
– is a covenant between three persons – you, your director, and the Lord God.
– the conversation is usually about an hour in length. Can be more or less.
– traditionally is monthly, or every 4-5 weeks, depending on need and circumstances.