Focus and linger
At
age 29 I cried out to an empty universe in the first authentic prayer of my
life: "God, if you are, I need help!" The
help came in ways I couldn't imagine.
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Holy listening The spiritual direction movement
Read the essential books list compiled by Richard Kauffman.
Read Daniel Schrock's review of Angela Reed's book on spiritual direction.
Prayer dialogue
Until I encountered spiritual direction, my prayer life was filled almost entirely with words.
Quest for Spiritual Community by Angela H Reed
A few years ago our local group of clergy met to discuss the level of spiritual maturity in our congregations. What put us onto the topic was research from Willow Creek Community Church that found no correlation between high involvement in the normal activities of congregational life and growth toward spiritual maturity.