Spiritual Direction

September 24th, 2007

Some may not be familiar with this term. I was not until a few years ago myself. I am so glad that I have been blessed with a deeper understanding of what spiritual direction is and how Christians can benefit immensely from it. It comes out of the Catholic tradition, and although I am not Catholic, there are many tools from that stream that I wholeheartedly embrace.

For some time now, I have been working on the disciplines of silence and solitude. I do not schedule as much as I need to, but I must say what I do do is revolutionary. I would say more so than most any other discipline I have ever practiced within my Christian faith. I found this quote and it really highlights the value of these.

There is something both appealing and transforming about silence and solitude. Other than Jesus Christ, perhaps the greatest men under each Covenant—Moses and Paul—were both transformed through years in virtual isolation in a remote wilderness. And there are moments in our pressure-cooker days when years of escape to some hidden place sounds wistfully compelling to the Christian spirit.

Before we had our third child, I was visiting a spiritual director at a catholic retreat center in the local area. She is a widow with 4 grown children and joined the Cenacle Sisters in order to dive into her faith more deeply. I’ve been wanting to give her a ring and set some time up with her again. Now that I am spending 90% of time with the dear kids, I need a little “spiritual direction” if you know what I mean. Just wanted to share a little of what I am processing through as it may be helpful to others.

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