The Benefits of Spiritual Direction:
Infinite riches are all around you if you will open your eyes and behold the treasure house of infinity within you. There is a gold mine within you from which you can extract everything you need to live gloriously and abundantly. - Joseph Murphy
Ø We deepen our conscious connection to what makes us feel alive – to ourselves, to one another, and to God.
Ø We start to understand how God communicates with us. We become more and more aware of God’s deep desire for us and we learn how to respond. We have a greater ability to notice and name these divine movements.
Ø We have sharpened discernment and a greater ease in decision making. We have an increased capacity to live with uncertainty and ambiguity. We learn self-control, patience and the ability to wait. We also learn when it’s time to act.
Ø We begin to experience real, internal freedom, regardless of the external events of our lives.
Ø We gain in resilience. We are better able to flow with life’s ups and downs.
Ø Our restlessness dissipates. We begin to have a sense of meaning, direction and purpose in our lives.
Ø We start to discover our spiritual gifts, our God-given talents and joys. We begin to live out of the power of our gifts.
Ø More and more we are able to live and work in community with a sense of greater harmony. We begin to really fit in our lives, our relationships, our work and our communities.
Ø Fruits of spiritual direction:
o We experience more love and a sense of deep affection.
o We feel more peaceful, grounded, centered, patient.
o We are more tolerant. We judge less. We have more compassion.
o We feel more connected with a sense of belonging.
o We no longer feel alone, but accompanied by a power greater than ourselves.
o We feel inspiration, a lift of heart and hope for our future.
o We have more energy and enthusiasm.
o We laugh more.
o We have a deeper engagement and immersion in our lives.
o We feel engaged and absorbed in our everyday life.
o We enjoy more fullness of life.