Spiritual companionship is for everyone. The gifts of spiritual companionship are meant to be given to others, and to be received by ourselves. There are opportunities everywhere, all the time, to cultivate a contemplative heart, to be a better listener, and to help others realize they have dignity and are beloved.
Archbishop Desmond Tutu, in the Book of Joy, calls us to be in the world as “an oasis of peace, a pool of serenity that ripples out to all those around us.”
As we transition to a new year, to a new season, I invite you to contemplate the small and potent ways you can practice spiritual companionship in your life, whether you are a longtime spiritual director, or simply a friend to others. Let us be, in our lives, an oasis of peace, for ourselves and in service to others.
Here are some simple intentions, inspired by Reverend Seifu’s Dimensions of a Spiritual Companion, to which I offer here as a meditation, and I also invite you to create your own intentions as spiritual companions. Let’s work together to heal our broken world.
EP084 - Sacred Music and Conversation with Simon de Voil
EP083 - Dimensions of Spiritual Companionship - Exploration of the Unknown
EP082 - Dimensions of Spiritual Companionship - Deep Listening with Rev. Seifu
EP081 - Nonviolent Communication - Pam Winthrop Lauer
EP080 - Sexuality and Spiritual Companionship - Part 4 with Langston Kahn
EP079 - Sexuality and Spiritual Companionship - Part 3 with Rev. Dr. Beverly Dale
EP078 - Sexuality and Spiritual Companionship - Part 2 with Tommie Watkins and Westina Matthews
EP077 - Sexuality and Spiritual Companionship - Part 1 with Karen Erlichman
EP076 - New Website! sdicompanions.org
EP075 - Poetry as Spiritual Companionship - Pastor Dave Brown
EP074 - Companionship in the Outdoors - Heather Makowicz
EP073 - The Long-Term Benefits of Meditation - Sean Murphy (Part 2)
EP072 - Mindfulness as the First Fruits of Meditation - Sean Murphy
EP071 - Talking with Lucy Abbott Tucker about Spiritual Direction Supervision
EP070 - A Dreamwork Session with Amy Curran - Fishbowl Spiritual Companionship
EP069 - An Introduction to Dreamwork - Amy Curran
EP068 - Meet Ann Lancaster - SDI Production Assistant
EP067 - Group Spiritual Direction with Diane Millis (and new offering from SDI!)
EP066 - Meet Desiree Casil - SDI Membership Services
EP065 - Hallmarks of Spiritual Companionship (Listen 14.2 - April 2020, read by SDI Staff)
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