If the retreat shown me that it is valuable to set apart and wait for God in silence and solitude, my six sessions of seeing a spiritual director taught me to be more purposeful about my spiritual life.
The aid of this paper is to present the most significant insights of this biweekly experience. Specifically, I will explain the purpose of our interaction, the meaning of praying and reading scripture in session, and what I have been able to integrate in my daily spiritual practices.
As a counselling student, I was curious to understand how spiritual direction is far from counselling. Since the first session, I have felt that the real subject of our interaction was not me with my issues or struggles, but rather God as the author of my existence. …show more content…
I am now able to select specific form of prayer and meditation that truly fit my true self. For example, the ‘Gospel Contemplation’ is becoming a form of reflection that helps me to engage a Biblical text with all my senses and enriches my well-being. If I start a new day with my morning meditation, I feel more present and ready to deal with others.
Moreover, honestly opening up my soul to my spiritual director has changed my conversation with God and others. Everyday, I am telling God the truth about myself, my feelings, and thoughts, and this liberates me from a fruitless interaction with Him. I am glad God wants me to speak with me any time, regardless if I am angry, disappointed or ‘just’ fine. God can handle my feelings and thoughts because he is greater than myself, and despite them, He continues to love and rescue me, even when redemption seems impossible to me.
Nonetheless, the more I am familiar to speak frankly to Him, the more I am stopping to hide myself from other people whom I love. In the last three months, my relationship is more authentic and I am free from controlling and manipulating conversations with
The aid of this paper is to present the most significant insights of this biweekly experience. Specifically, I will explain the purpose of our interaction, the meaning of praying and reading scripture in session, and what I have been able to integrate in my daily spiritual practices.
As a counselling student, I was curious to understand how spiritual direction is far from counselling. Since the first session, I have felt that the real subject of our interaction was not me with my issues or struggles, but rather God as the author of my existence. …show more content…
I am now able to select specific form of prayer and meditation that truly fit my true self. For example, the ‘Gospel Contemplation’ is becoming a form of reflection that helps me to engage a Biblical text with all my senses and enriches my well-being. If I start a new day with my morning meditation, I feel more present and ready to deal with others.
Moreover, honestly opening up my soul to my spiritual director has changed my conversation with God and others. Everyday, I am telling God the truth about myself, my feelings, and thoughts, and this liberates me from a fruitless interaction with Him. I am glad God wants me to speak with me any time, regardless if I am angry, disappointed or ‘just’ fine. God can handle my feelings and thoughts because he is greater than myself, and despite them, He continues to love and rescue me, even when redemption seems impossible to me.
Nonetheless, the more I am familiar to speak frankly to Him, the more I am stopping to hide myself from other people whom I love. In the last three months, my relationship is more authentic and I am free from controlling and manipulating conversations with