Spiritual direction “the supreme art” has been described as “the
help given by one Christian to another which enables that person to pay
attention to God’s personal communication to him or her, to respond to
this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God,
and to live out the consequences of the relationship.” As such it is
different from psychotherapy and counselling which have different aims.
There
are various models of spiritual direction. For example, nowadays,
trained and qualified directors seek, in a discerning and skilful way,
to help their directees to grow in a contemplative attitude and to
identify what facilitates and inhibits religious experience, as
conscious relationship with God. Then there is a more traditional model
where, those seeking direction, turn to a person blessed with learning
and a special gift of offering inspired spiritual guidance, sometimes
by letter. Many famous directors, such as St. Francis de Sales and
Augustine Baker offered direction in this indirect way.
- Are you interested in becoming more aware of empowering presence and activity in your life?
- Would you welcome assistance in deepening your prayer life?”
- As you face difficult decisions are you struggling to discover God’s will?
- Would
you benefit from sharing your experiences, questions and struggles with
someone who is familiar with the dynamics of spirituality?
If you can answer “yes” to one or more of these questions, you would benefit from spiritual
direction. If you would like to contact a “soul friend,” you can do so
through this site. It will enable you to get in touch with one of our
panel of experienced and qualified directors by means of Email.
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