{"id":524,"date":"2016-03-24T12:35:13","date_gmt":"2016-03-24T12:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/souldig.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=524"},"modified":"2025-03-01T21:53:55","modified_gmt":"2025-03-01T21:53:55","slug":"why-spiritual-direction","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/souldig.org\/wordpress\/spiritual-direction\/why-spiritual-direction\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Spiritual Direction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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WHY SPIRITUAL DIRECTION?<\/p>\n

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THE BENEFITS<\/div><\/div>[vc_column_text]Spiritual direction leads\u00a0<\/span>you to a\u00a0deeper\u00a0<\/span>love and acceptance<\/span> of God and yourself;\u00a0cultiv<\/span>ates <\/span>in<\/span>ner peac<\/span>e<\/span>, and\u00a0a\u00a0gentleness\u00a0<\/span>with yourself and others;\u00a0strengthens <\/span>your confidence<\/span> in God and yourself; and\u00a0brings <\/span>greater clarity and perspective<\/span>, meaning and purpose<\/span> in your life.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator]
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APPROACHING SPIRITUAL DIRECTION<\/div><\/div>
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[vc_tta_accordion style=”modern” shape=”square” color=”white” active_section=”1″ collapsible_all=”true” css=”.vc_custom_1460046593150{background-color: #f7efe3 !important;}”][vc_tta_section title=”Spiritual Direction is…” tab_id=”1460043113578-83616d1d-3427″][vc_column_text]–\u00a0inviting another to accompany me on my spiritual journey.<\/span>
\n–\u00a0being intentional about my spiritual growth.<\/span>
\n– attending to the Holy in my life.<\/span>
\n– searching for that which satisfies my spiritual hunger.<\/span>
\n– weaving \u201cmemory, story, experiences and incidences, feelings, relationships\u00a0with others and with God, and prayer and listening into our conversations.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n

\u2014 Christine Munger, MA in Listen \u2013 A Seeker\u2019s Resource for Spiritual direction.<\/span><\/em><\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”I seek Spiritual Direction because I…” tab_id=”1460043113579-f7c950e5-90b0″][vc_column_text]– want to deepen my relationship with God.<\/span>
\n– need to sort through discordant voices.<\/span>
\n– wonder if God is calling me to go in new directions.<\/span>
\n– yearn for something more and deeper in my faith life.<\/span>
\n– am grappling with life\u2019s transitions.<\/span>
\n– want to live with more authenticity.<\/span>
\n– long to be in touch with those deeper, hidden parts of myself.<\/span>
\n– want to discover ways to live the gospel more fully.<\/span>
\n– want to be more compassionate, as God is compassionate.<\/span>
\n– want to respond more faithfully to God\u2019s faithfulness to me.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”My Spiritual Director needs to be a person…” tab_id=”1460044248318-afefd8cf-23c0″][vc_column_text]– who is deeply in love with God.<\/span>
\n– of prayer and integrity.<\/span>
\n– who honors confidentiality.<\/span>
\n– who is open and honest and accepting and non-judgmental.<\/span>
\n– who honors me for who I am and where I am in my journey.<\/span>
\n– whose life reflects his\/her depth of faith.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section title=”A Spiritual Direction session…” tab_id=”1460044381670-b9a283e9-ba6b”][vc_column_text]– is a covenant between three persons \u2013 you, your director, and the Lord God.<\/span>
\n– the conversation is usually about an hour in length. Can be more or less.<\/span>
\n– traditionally is monthly, or every 4-5\u00a0weeks, depending on need and\u00a0circumstances.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_accordion]\t\t<\/div><\/div>[\/vc_column][vc_column]

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[vc_row][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row centered=”yes” bg_type=”image” parallax_style=”vcpb-default” bg_image_new=”596|http:\/\/souldig.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/04\/Slider_Template_1970\u00d77506.jpg” bg_image_repeat=”no-repeat” sd_bg_color=””][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row centered=”yes” sd_margin_top=”70px”][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text]Spiritual direction leads\u00a0you to a\u00a0deeper\u00a0love and acceptance of God and yourself;\u00a0cultivates inner peace, and\u00a0a\u00a0gentleness\u00a0with yourself and others;\u00a0strengthens your confidence in God and yourself; and\u00a0brings greater clarity and perspective, meaning and purpose in your life.[\/vc_column_text][vc_separator][\/vc_column][vc_column][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”10″][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n

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