IGNATIAN EXERCISES
Knowing Jesus more intimately, loving him more intensely, and following him more closely.
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Ignatius of Loyola crafted the influential and time-tested spiritual work, Spiritual Exercises, from his own experiences of discerning his path toward union with God. Ignatius compiled his discoveries into an innovative and detailed way of aligning his love toward God with the hopes of helping participants grow in their intimacy with Jesus and gain vocational clarity.
The Ignatian Exercises place participants, first Person, into the drama of the biblical story by first affirming God’s friendship with us through several weeks of Scripture reflection on God's love.
Once firmly established in God’s friendship, the Exercises take participants through an additional 4 phases to explore. These phases include:
1. The many ways we get in our own way of receiving God 's love,
2. Experiencing God's love through the life of Jesus, learning to love like God does.
3. Witnessing God’s ultimate act of friendship while examining our own life motivations and desires.
4. Following Jesus into resurrection life by determining to live in new ways in old places.
Along the way we are given many opportunities to consider life altering decisions as we learn a lifestyle of discernment between good, better, and best.
The Exercises offer us ways of praying through God's story, rather than simply reading or analyzing it. As we do so we find our own stories converging with Jesus’ in powerful ways as we deepen our intimacy with God.
We offer 9-month (19th Annotation) and 12-week (18th Annotation) forms of the Exercises for individuals or groups.
Email me to talk about costs and the time commitments. Ignatius always encouraged adaptability and flexibility so I'm confident we can come up with a plan that works for you.
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