Faith formation and sacred conversations are the focus on the faith journey through spiritual direction, retreats, books, and other resources.
All tagged abidingtogether
A listening heart and an attentive mind is the greatest gift of hospitality anyone can offer to another person.
The third element of active listening is responding our of silence, after prayerful listening, receiving and reflecting.
Reflecting as an active listening tool is much different than reacting to what someone says. Reflecting mirrors, clarifies, wonders along with the speaker.
There are many beautiful metaphors for spiritual direction. My new favorite is that of a musical conductor, blending all the voices, harmonies, tones, expressions of the divine score. What are your favorite metaphors?
If there’s one gift I’ve received during the days of the coronavirus quarantine it has been the gift of abiding. With busniess, churches, entertainment and recreation closed, literally all roads lead home. And at home, along with the rest of the world I say put.
