Spiritual Direction
Sometimes I need some help.
Spiritual Direction
Almighty and most merciful Father, we have erred and strayed from thy ways like lost sheep, we have followed too much the devices and desires of our own hearts.
James K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
the focus on Jesus as a continuous human subject, born, maturing, dying.
Rowan Williams • Christ the Heart of Creation
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against you in thought, word, and deed, by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved you with our whole heart; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; th
... See moreJames K. A. Smith • You Are What You Love: The Spiritual Power of Habit
Praying to Forgive
Brian McLaren identifies how prayers of petition help us to experience forgiveness:
Since being wounded or sinned against is a terribly common experience, I suspect we need to pay more attention to it. In fact, being wronged is directly linked in the Lord’s Prayer to the reality of doing wrong; we pray, “forgive us our sins as we... See more
Brian McLaren identifies how prayers of petition help us to experience forgiveness:
Since being wounded or sinned against is a terribly common experience, I suspect we need to pay more attention to it. In fact, being wronged is directly linked in the Lord’s Prayer to the reality of doing wrong; we pray, “forgive us our sins as we... See more
Forgiveness and Mercy: Weekly Summary
It seems to me God’s promise was always a place. A liberation born of location.
Cole Arthur Riley • This Here Flesh: Spirituality, Liberation, and the Stories That Make Us
That’s not surprising, because forgiveness is probably the only human action that reveals three goodnesses simultaneously! When we forgive, we choose the goodness of others over their faults, we experience God’s goodness flowing through ourselves, and we also experience our own goodness in a way that surprises us. That is an awesome coming together... See more
Three Goodnesses
The “wish to be feared or loved by people for no reason other than the joy derived from such power, which [he now realizes] is no joy at all. It is a wretched life.” It is the sort of life that hollows you out, sucking every ounce of your energy to the surface to maintain the veneer that captures attention. Indeed, we’re prone in this idolatry to m
... See moreJames K. A. Smith • On the Road with Saint Augustine: A Real-World Spirituality for Restless Hearts
“Lectio Divina” is a Latin term which means “ divine reading.” It describes a way of reading the Scriptures whereby we gradually let go of our own agenda and open ourselves to what God wants to say to us