I wrote for the Into the Deep blog series When the Road Forks. St. Ignatius’s journey of discernment began with a cannonball injury, leading him to recognize how God awakens and confirms our deepest longings, a wisdom that continues to guide us in noticing the Spirit’s movement in our lives today.
One of St. Ignatius’s gifts to us today is his wisdom about discernment. What Ignatius first noticed while lying in bed recovering from a severe war injury was the way God, through the Holy Spirit, guides us, leading us to discern why we feel longing in the first place. Let me tell you a bit of Ignatius’s story to illustrate what I mean. Read more of When the Road Forks: Cannonball Moments.
Becky Eldredge
May 19, 2021