On Holy Ground

Guided prayer is one of the main tools of spiritual direction and a popular focus for many retreats. Based on the Spiritual Exercises of Ignatius of Loyola, its aim is to help people make good choices that enable them to live in freedom before God. Prayerful reading of the scriptures and helping to interpret readers’ reactions (which can be revealing) are its basic methods. ”This book explains the ‘nuts and bolts’ of this key aspect of spiritual direction.