33 fcaointhv.ersTiohnis; movement can be called the movement from esexaprecrhieinngcefaditahntdo oawf�nileiadtifvaeithfa. ith through t h eI np rme vyi oouws ns traeg�el e, cstei oa rnc, htihneg tf raai tnhs, i tciaonn baet uf ani tdhe. rTs ht oeor de ’ sa sa tphoe stsri abni lsi ti tyi oonf ff ar oi tmh abf et el ire ft ht oe st ht reupgegrl es o. nB .eBl i ue tf , rt eoqbuei cr oe smne ot hi ne vf ae istthm, �ei nr st t boyf all it must be doubted.10 Only through the df aoi tuhb. tG, ot hd e’ s pi ne tr es no tni ocna nf o gr reovwe r iyn pt oe rps eo rns oi sn taol rae laocnhg opwi lnger di mf aa igteh i(no uwr hfiuc lhl pwoet ennet ei adl )t. oI t bi es pexropveirdieendceswtihthat eanncouernavgierounsmetont actanind w fa a it y h s . that helps our own expansion of 11 Application For Spiritual Direction a pS rpoi rciet susa, l dc iarrerci teido n ocua tn bi ne uan doenr es -t tooo-do na es imnateinrptaeirnsionngaal context, of establishing and growth orientation (that is, direction) in one’s faith life.12 The focus of tohnee ’ ss pfiariitthu.a lT hdei r et ec rt imo n d ii rse ct thieo ng rdoowe st hn ootf ma neoatnh e rt h(ed i raecctti ivni tgyh iomf oornhee rp) ebrus to mn our pe oans the aim of the process that is selforientation toward growth in the life of faith.13 This process is being carried out twhirtohu geha cahc oontshtearn, t tdhi ae l edc ti ri ceaclt or er l aat inodn s ht hi pe dc ai rl le icnt eoen; el i’sst lei nf ei .nBg at soeadnodna trht iics uel xa pt ilnagn aGtoi odn’ s, tkhneo wf ollel od wg ei n ga npdo i n ut sn dwei rl ls tdains dc ui ns gs h oo fw tt hh ee ii ns d icvriudcui aa ll ’ s tsot a gteh eo f sppr iarci tt iucael doefv e sl oppi rmi teunatl direction. 3.1 Spiritual Direction Focuses on Faith Growth o d n im e T ’ eh s n e f s a fi i o o t c h n u o g s f r o o l f i w f t e h t . h e F . a s F i p t a i h i r t i i h t s u i a a s n l n d o o i r r t i e e a c n t s i t o a e n t p i ao is r n a o o t n e f tt oh eo nt oet’ sa l hpoepresso ann, dg i svti rnigv i pn ug sr ,ptohsoeu agnh dt s gaonadl actions.14 Faith is not a belief. Faith is daeqepuearli,tryicohferhaunmdamn olriveinpge.rsonal. Faith is 15 In spiritual dacirceocmtipoannimcoennttexist, tothberingfoctuosgethoef r tthhee hs oummeaonn es ii dn ea dainvdi n et h- eh udmi vainn er e laast ipoencsth iopf. Ihtuims taon wocrakpoanc iht ioews t hteo fa i trhe cgeriovwe s i gnroauc er (cbreeactaeuwseitfhaiGtohdisinGliofed.’s grace) and to cot w h h r T o oh u i e s g h in t g h er e v o e w t r r t y u h s h t u in i m n g a r n e f a l b a it e t h i i o n ng i s . s h F a ip i n t w h o u i g t r r h i o s G w h o e t d d h st rhuosut l dG o bd e. T mh eeraesf uo rr ee d, t oi nb et ha eb l ec at op aj oc iut ryn et oy with someone in faith growth, spiritual 13 Schneiders, The Contemporary Ministry of Spiritual Direction’, 45. 12 Sandra Schneiders, ‘The Contemporary MDC ui i rnl el ii cgs ttaironyn(o, UfCSSoApn: itrLei imt vuipanol g Dr Fai rlrayemcRt eieoaPndr’ ieinns gs Ss, ,p1ei9rd8i . t3uK)ae, lv4 i5n. G . 15 Fowler, Stages of Faith, 11. 14 James W. Fowler, Stages of Faith, The PfDosoryvMceh, eo1al9no 8gi n1yg)o, (f1NH4o.ur mt h aBn l aDcekvbeul or np ,mVei cnttoar ni ad: tChoel l Qi nus e s t 11 Westerhoff, Will Our Children Have Faith?, 121. 10 Liebert, Changing Life Patterns, 104.
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