A Spiritual Handbook

A Training Manual for the Spiritual Journey modeled after the Urban Spirituality Center's Spiritual Direction Training Program: Embracing the Holy. This book holds out a model for a spiritual journey that is appropriate for anyone willing to go on the journey, willing to ask the hard questions and willing to sit with the messy and the wonderful. It is for those who are in transition, who are longing to move, who are ready for transformation in life. It is also for anyone who wants to be a guide, mentor, or ally to those on a spiritual path. This book will focus on the model of the spiritual journey that is based on "telling one's story." This book defines spirituality as part of all that a person is, the core of one's being, the heart, soul, mind, and body. It is living life out of full humanity. A reflection or meditation exercise follows each chapter to offer a better understanding of the material. Quotations are provided at the end of each section as prompts for reflection, conversation, or journaling. The questions are offered to inspire a writing practice to allow each person to get a clearer picture of how the topic relates to his or her spiritual journey. Travelers and guides offer their responses to each of the questions.