by Lori Wilson As I sat with a directee this week, I was struck by her comment—it became my quote of the day. With a playful, loving voice, she said, "God is such a show-off!" I asked her to tell me more. She shared that she'd been praying about her word for the year and had asked God that very morning to confirm it was the right one. As she described what had been unfolding over the past month, I responded, "Let's savor how open you've been to hear God's voice in different p

by Lori Wilson A directee recently shared something that stopped me in my tracks. She had been praying with Matthew 5:13-16 - you know the passage: "You are the salt of the earth... You are the light of the world." But instead of the usual focus on being salt and light, she heard an invitation to see it. What if each person we encounter is salt and light for us? What if the person standing in front of us - this specific person, right now - has something that could illuminate

by Lori Wilson “What is spiritual direction? What do you do?” These are questions I often field when I tell people about my work. For me, it feels very simple: Spiritual direction is attuning one’s heart to God’s voice. God can be found in all things—in all encounters, in all experiences—but we often miss God’s presence. We often miss God’s voice. Listening Beyond the Expected In my experience, God speaks to us throughout our day, yet we sometimes listen for that voice throug