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What to Expect in Spiritual Direction

• A person willing to walk alongside you on your spiritual journey. 
• A companion who will listen attentively and reflect back to you what you are experiencing and discovering.
• Confidentiality—what you talk about in your time with the spiritual director will go no further.
• Encouragement and hope; an effective spiritual director always carries hope for you and gently nudges you toward the wisdom and grace God is already pouring into your life.
• Reverence and respect for the spiritual movement in your life. A wise spiritual director recognizes that God speaks to people in many different ways. 
• A person with whom you are safe to talk about your interior life in all its complexity and unfolding beauty.

Vinita Hampton Wright, Ignatian Spirituality.com

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What Not to Expect

• Spiritual direction is not counseling or therapy.
• It is not receiving advice about personal problems.
• Spiritual direction is not financial or legal advice.
• It is not a mutual sharing of stories or making a friend.
• It is not instruction or catechesis.
• You can find other ideas about spiritual direction here.

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