Thoughts on Spiritual Direction

The medieval mystic Hafiz said, “Like a great starving beast, my body is quivering, fixed on the scent of Light.” That’s a radical thought for us to bring to spiritual direction, both as director and directee. That quivering in me is the strong, graced desire for communion—communion with the enlightening, loving truth of God. Jesus […]

October 10, 2020 by tilden edwards
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I once asked a bird, “How is it that you fly in this gravity of darkness?”

She responded, “Love lifts me.”

~Hafiz

Categories: Love and Nature and spirituality. Tags: hafiz. Formats: Monday Moment and Quote.