Sacred Conversation: Exploring the Seven Gifts of Spiritual Direction

Marsha Crockett

Mar 2022 · Upper Room Books

About this ebook

God created humans with the desire to both know others and be known. People weren't meant to go it alone on their spiritual journeys, and God has provided many fellow travelers to accompany us.

Some of these fellow pilgrims—spiritual directors—are called to walk the spiritual path with others. The spiritual director, however, does not seek to tell their counterpart how to live out the faith. Instead, the spiritual director accompanies others on their spiritual journey and helps them discover how God may be working in their lives. The spiritual director listens, notices, encourages, asks questions, and prays for the person receiving spiritual direction.

In Sacred Conversation, readers will learn what spiritual direction is and what it isn't. They will explore spiritual practices that have helped people for hundreds of years develop a closer relationship with God through Jesus Christ. Marsha Crockett introduces readers to seven gifts of spiritual direction: awakening, hospitality, story, pilgrimage, silence, meditation, and belonging.

Each chapter contains reflection questions for individuals to use in conversation with their spiritual director, as prompts for journaling, or for sharing with small groups.

About the author

Marsha Crocket is a certified spiritual director through the Christian Formation and Direction Ministries. She is the author of six books, including Breakthrough: Unearthing God’s Image to Find the Real You and Dancing in the Desert: Spiritual Refreshment for Your Parched Soul. For more information, visit marshacrocket.org.