From the Desk of Iela Galiano-Williams

“We care for only what we love. We love only what we know. We truly know only what we experience.” – Steven Bouma-Prediger

This quote is well suited to creation care, but I believe it is also well suited to soul care & our relationship with God. In order to know & love God, we must have spaces where we can experience God’s love for us.

I believe spiritual direction is one of these spaces. Spiritual direction is an experience that leads to a deeper knowledge of God, which leads to love for God, leading to a desire to care for & foster that relationship. It is a place where we can cast off any judgement or preconceived notions & move from a head knowledge of God to a heart knowledge.

So, what is wrong with my answer as a kid that spiritual direction is like spiritual counseling? Can’t we experience God in counseling or therapy? Absolutely, & I am even currently in school to become a marriage & family therapist, yet spiritual direction is unique in that it focuses completely on the voice & presence of God.

Spiritual direction is a place where God’s voice is at the center as the director & directee enter into a conversation with God. The directee gets to set the agenda & simply have a place to voice their thoughts, feelings, doubts, joys, etc. surrounding life & faith. Spiritual Direction is a place to just be as God sets the pace. There is no goal or specific agenda, except to come as you are & journey at the pace of grace.

Our desire for a directee is to experience, & be transformed by, God’s loving presence with & for you. We seek to foster a conscious relationship between you & God as we help you listen to & discern your voice & the voice of God in your life.  

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