"The burning question is not ‘how do we love God?’ but ‘how do we welcome God’s love into our lives? How do we best position ourselves to be the recipients of that love?’ - David Torkington |
welcome!Welcome to my website, "Explore Spiritual Direction!" I hope that you will find answers to some of your questions about Spiritual Direction. The majority of the time, when I tell someone that I'm a Spiritual Director, they don't know what that is, so their response can be: intrigued, interested, confused, skeptical, nervous, apprehensive, or ALL of these and more. :)
In a spiritual direction session, a Spiritual Director will not be "directing," but he or she will prayerfully listen to you, ask questions that help you explore, and offer you space for silence to listen and pray. A spiritual director is a prayerful supporter and a co-discerner with you in this time set aside for you (the directee) to listen and reflect on your life to notice more fully God's presence with you. As we listen to your life (relationships, work, recreation, hobbies...), it becomes evident that ALL of life is your "spiritual life" because God is part of it all. Spiritual direction provides a space to listen and reflect on your life as a whole for the purpose of deepening and expanding your lived experience of God with you and noticing God's invitations to you. In spiritual direction, you'll discover, attend to, and savor the presence of God, ... and sometimes attend to God's felt absence. In a spiritual direction session, you're free to explore - explore what drives you, what draws you in, what your heart has to say, what your head has to say, what your gut has to say - and to be supported, no matter where you find yourself. I will listen without an agenda, without trying to fix or give advice, without judgement. It's a place to bring questions & doubts, where you don't have to censor yourself. Spiritual direction has played (and continues to play) a pivotal role in my own faith formation. We all go through ups & downs in life, and I have found that spiritual direction has helped support me through a wide range of seasons: crisis and fruitfulness, rejoicing and deep grief, sickness and health. As I go through various seasons of life, I have confidence in the constant love and grace of God who is the same yesterday and today and forever. I invite you to experience spiritual direction and be blessed as you seek God. |
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To really know and learn what Spiritual Direction is like, it's best to experience it, rather than read about it. If you feel the "nudge" to continue to Explore Spiritual Direction and would like to take the next step you can contact me with questions or to set up a time to meet. I would be happy to talk with you about what you are seeking and what I offer, then we can co-discern if spiritual direction is a fit for you, and if we are a fit together. I welcome you to explore the other pages on this website to learn more about Spiritual Direction and more about me. Thank you for visiting my site :)
* please note, if you are viewing this site on a mobile device or tablet then the menu is found in the upper left corner (3 horizontal lines)
To really know and learn what Spiritual Direction is like, it's best to experience it, rather than read about it. If you feel the "nudge" to continue to Explore Spiritual Direction and would like to take the next step you can contact me with questions or to set up a time to meet. I would be happy to talk with you about what you are seeking and what I offer, then we can co-discern if spiritual direction is a fit for you, and if we are a fit together. I welcome you to explore the other pages on this website to learn more about Spiritual Direction and more about me. Thank you for visiting my site :)
* please note, if you are viewing this site on a mobile device or tablet then the menu is found in the upper left corner (3 horizontal lines)
Spiritual Direction - Katrina Obata
katrinao@comcast.net
katrinao@comcast.net