“Behold, I am doing a new thing.” –Isaiah 43:19 ESV

Yes! God is indeed doing a new thing!

I am excited to tell you: I have been accepted into a program for training spiritual directors. In case the term is new to you, a spiritual director, in broad terms, is a companion or witness to another person’s spiritual journey. Also called a spiritual guide or spiritual companion, the director meets with a person (or group) to explore together how and where God is working in the person’s life. Spiritual direction provides a safe space to pray, listen, and reflect on the person’s deep inner longings, desires, fears, and questions, and invites the Spirit to guide and enlighten.

Some of you know how desire for such training has long been on my heart. God has at last opened the door to this new adventure, at just the right time and with just the right spiritual community, that is, the Christos Center for Spiritual Formation, meeting in Wheaton, Illinois. I look forward to learning new practices and using the graces God has given me to invest in people’s spiritual lives and further God’s kingdom work in this new place where God has planted me.

The program is intense, spanning two years, so I will not be posting weekly devotionals as I have been doing since 2013. Some of you have been with me since the beginning, and I appreciate every one of you for inviting me into your online life and allowing my little offerings to bless and help you. If you stay subscribed, you will still hear from me but not as often and in ways I cannot yet fully predict. I pray God will show me ways to share with you what I am learning and practicing in this new venue.

May our Lord Jesus Christ continue to make his presence known to you as you walk in his ways intentionally and with love.

Your sister in Christ,

Judith