Comments on: What Works: Your Internal Compass

By: Crystal

Crystal — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 15:13:00 +0000

oh discernment. oh so good! discernment is quite the process, and i think it’s important to mention that discernment never ends either! i have found that the decision that is made, is just as important as the entire process going through it! i really liked how Thomas Merton was referenced in this article with one of his quotes on spiritual direction. Another powerful prayer that i always turn to is the Merton prayer that begins with, “My Lord God, I have no idea where I am going…” (look it up!). have the desire, discern, and decide…it’s all good :)

By: mairie gelling

mairie gelling — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 20:21:15 +0000

When I was doing my spiritual direction course we did work on this and of course all your advice is quite correct – but you still end up questioning the what if? Then a religious sister gave me this advice – you will almost certainly end up with three options – the first will be the Holy Spirit’s which will contain mystery and perhaps make no sense, the second is yours – trying to make sense of what the Holy Spirit is saying (and so watering it down) and the third is from the other end of the playing field and probably makes the most sense and is therefore most to be ignored. And, do you know – she has always been right.

By: Darrin @ SuccessfulCatholic.com

Darrin @ SuccessfulCatholic.com — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 04:47:55 +0000

AWESOME article! Very timely for me – as I’m sure it is for everyone at ANY time. After all, when are we NOT trying to make big life-changing decisions? :)

By: cathyf

cathyf — Wed, 09 Sep 2009 02:16:56 +0000

Something I use as a touchstone throughout the day is from the introduction to the Spiritual Exercises: “I want and I choose what better leads to the deepening of God’s life in me.”

By: carmela

carmela — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 03:12:51 +0000

Excellent article!I am glad you brought in the Holy Spirit who is key to everything.The beauty of our journey though hard is the element of living in the mystery. We never really know for certain but plugging along as best we can through prayer and reliance on God’s graces we muddle through beautifully eventually.