Reflection - 63

As we all are in the formation period, we excepted to show a progress in our daily life. Any person who wants to make a progress  in our daily life. Any person who wants to make a progress in any field may need some kind of kindness.

The guides in different fields and in varies types of organizations and communities are known by different Names, guide, leader,guru,aacharya,director,father etc. I am going to speak about “how spiritual direction is important in our formation period.

In a church, from its very early period the leaders were given instructions in one way or another. But this was no so formalized as in the modern times. However, spiritual giddiness was a important in church. But as we know, we are seminarians, we should have the awareness of spiritual direction in our life, But many we don’t give importance of spiritual conference. We have many reasons for avoiding spiritual direction , lack of time, lack of interest etc. but one thing that in our daily life we are faced with more problems, some times we fail to make a good decision. But a spiritual director can help in that particular situation. But first we need a open mind and enthusiasm.

What is spiritual direction? 

         Spiritual direction is the guidance given by a person who has the experience of the ways of God, to a person who is interested in attaining perfection by understanding and fulfilling the plan of God.

The spiritual director tries to guide the person in his or her journey to Christian perfection, so let us try to grow holiness and wisdom, as Jesus grew in holy family, let us meditate the importance of our spiritual direction, and to make a meaning full one.   

Bro. Romario Sebastian