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Life is the meeting place.
Spirituality is meeting God in all that life is.
Patricia Linginston
What is Spiritual Direction?
Christians have practiced spiritual direction/companionship for centuries. A Spiritual Director is a companion for a person on their spiritual journey, a “soul friend.” Spiritual Direction encourages you to explore a closer relationship with God. In the midst of a busy life, many people find it difficult to notice God’s action in their daily affairs. Yet, at the deepest level, all of us long for a more conscious experience of God’s presence and love.
The conversation may include prayer, spiritual disciplines, discernment of God’s call and the integration of self.
Why would one have a Spiritual Director?
The spiritual direction relationship provides a “safe” place and “holy” space in which a person can look at their relationship with God in the experiences of life.
Persons may seek spiritual direction for any number of reasons. Among them:
┼ To deepen one’s prayer life
┼ To learn to identify one’s experiences of God
┼ To learn to trust one’s experiences of God
┼ For companionship on the spiritual journey
┼ For help in choosing among the options in one’s life
┼ To find encouragement, affirmation
┼ To integrate spirituality into the whole of life
┼ To grow into deep intimacy with self, others and God
┼ To develop a more wholehearted response to God’s love
How often does a person meet with a Spiritual Director?
Sessions are usually scheduled once monthly for an hour to an hour and a half. Periodic mutual evaluation gives an opportunity to look at the relationship and reflect on how one’s needs are being met.
To learn more about Spiritual Direction go to: www.sdiworld.org
To obtain the names and contact information
for the St. Andrew Spiritual Director or other local spiritual directors
please call the church office at 503.646.0629 or
email the office at
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