Quotessence
Home / Quotes / Quote by Jeannette A. Bakke

Quote by Jeannette A. Bakke

“We define Christian spiritual direction then, as help given by one Christian to another which enables the person to pay attention to God's personal communication to him or her, to respond to this personally communicating God, to grow in intimacy with this God and to live out the consequences of the relationship. The focus of this type of spiritual direction is on experiences, not on ideas, and specifically religious experiences, i.e., any experience of the mysterious Other whom we call God. Moreover, this experience is viewed, not as an isolated event, but as an ongoing expression of the ongoing personal relationship God has established with each one of us.”

Quote by Jeannette A. Bakke

Work

Holy Invitations: Exploring Spiritual Direction

Browse quotes and source details for this work. more

Author

Jeannette A. Bakke

Browse famous quotes and profile details for Jeannette A. Bakke. more

You May Also Like

“Do not expect trust to appear suddenly and in a state of completion. Trust grows gradually as we venture forth little by little, with God and each other. As our trust grows, so will our willingness and courage to speak and listen with greater freedom. Seeing things more clearly is often one of the fruits of our growing trust.”