The Art of Listening for the Soul of Another.

The Art of Listening for the

Soul of Another

“… my soul feels like a spiritual, emotional and relational wasteland. My sense of God’s love has vanished. My condition involves shattered trust in God, apathy in all areas of my life, depression, and a feeling of nothingness, How can I be an effective missionary in such a condition?”

If I had someone… who lived with humble integrity; who believed in me, who had experience with brokenness and with healing, and the journey of prayer;  

who cared about me and had confidence in me, and who would respect the graced uniqueness of my own journey; who would not answer my questions but invite me to focus on opening my heart to Jesus in the midst of my life experience…

What would I want to say?

‘”Soulful listening requires us to stop daily, purposefully observe our lives, consider what is happening to us, and name those things that are dying, persisting, changing, fermenting or bursting forth with new life.” Jean Stairs: Listening for the Soul

Fixer Hooker Interrogator

“ A person's thoughts are like water in a deep well, but someone with insight can draw them out.”Prov.20:5

What is bringing you to life these days? When are you most alive? (places, people, experiences etc) How are you stewarding that?How are you experiencing God’s love for you ?What do you sense God may be inviting you to be or to do , to say yes or no to in these days?

What is helping you to connect most honestly with God these days?Who is God for you these days? How would you name the God of your experience right now?How are you and God getting along these days? What have you noticed about changes in your relationship with God these days?