The Holy Spirit is the source of unity within relationships, within the Church, within the world, and the unity within ourselves. And this is precisely where the task of spiritual direction comes into play: to listen to the promptings of the Holy Spirit who communicates to us his unity, bringing about a deeper unity and wholeness within ourselves and within our lives.
When the Holy Spirit is invited into the conversation, and both the director and directee’s posture is one of receptivity, the director can help the directee recognize and respond to the promptings of the Holy Spirit, which are characterized by a sense of peace, joy, freedom, fruitfulness, and a deeper unity of life.
We can trust our experience, though “trust is only appropriate when one does not speak on a purely private account, but from an experience of the Spirit tested in front of and standing in the context of the whole, i.e. when one submits the experience of ‘spirit’ to the entirety of the Church.”
Therefore a spiritual director also has the task of not only listening to the Holy Spirit in conversation, but also listening to the Church. Indeed, obedience to the Church is listening to the Holy Spirit.
Ultimately, spiritual direction is a participation in the life and communion of the Holy Spirit, who leads us into a deeper unity of life in Christ, which extends to all of our relationships, to the Church, and to the world.
Is Our Lord asking you to accompany your brothers and sisters in a more profound way?
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"Preserving a Good Heart in the Midst of Adversity"
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Fr. Robert Presutti, program director for the Spiritual Direction Certificate program, spoke about why God allows us to suffer and how Scripture provides examples of maintaining a pure heart during adversity.
