What is a Spiritual Director?
A Spiritual Director is
* trained in the ways of the soul and in the art of listening to the Holy Spirit, the true Spiritual Director on behalf of another.
* companions another on the spiritual journey helping them to recognize and respond to God’s invitations.
* encourages and supports the directee to respond faithfully.
* offers guidance for next steps on the spiritual path.
"A Spiritual Director offers spiritual guidance and companionship to help us make sense of our faith journey, interpret with us the significant markers on the road, and encourage us, particularly through the more difficult transitions and valleys of our pilgrimage." Gordon T. Smith, Spiritual Direction: A Guide to Giving and Receiving Direction
NOW THE LORD IS THE SPIRIT, AND WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE
IS FREEDOM. AND WE ALL, WHO WITH UNVEILED FACES CONTEMPLATE THE LORD’S GLORY,
ARE BEING TRANSFORMED INTO HIS IMAGE WITH EVER-INCREASING GLORY,
WHICH COMES FROM THE LORD, WHO IS THE SPIRIT (SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR). (2 COR 3:17-18)
A Spiritual Director is
* trained in the ways of the soul and in the art of listening to the Holy Spirit, the true Spiritual Director on behalf of another.
* companions another on the spiritual journey helping them to recognize and respond to God’s invitations.
* encourages and supports the directee to respond faithfully.
* offers guidance for next steps on the spiritual path.
"A Spiritual Director offers spiritual guidance and companionship to help us make sense of our faith journey, interpret with us the significant markers on the road, and encourage us, particularly through the more difficult transitions and valleys of our pilgrimage." Gordon T. Smith, Spiritual Direction: A Guide to Giving and Receiving Direction
NOW THE LORD IS THE SPIRIT, AND WHERE THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS, THERE
IS FREEDOM. AND WE ALL, WHO WITH UNVEILED FACES CONTEMPLATE THE LORD’S GLORY,
ARE BEING TRANSFORMED INTO HIS IMAGE WITH EVER-INCREASING GLORY,
WHICH COMES FROM THE LORD, WHO IS THE SPIRIT (SPIRITUAL DIRECTOR). (2 COR 3:17-18)