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Virtual 1:1 spiritual companionship
What is Spiritual Companionship? It’s simply an opportunity to talk with a trusted person about what is going on with your inner and spiritual life. Spiritual Companionship provides you with spiritual guidance which will help facilitate and support an honest self-examination required for your personal development and growth. The hope is to nurture a deeper self-awareness and truth of who you are and the greatness that lies within.
WHAT could we talk about?
Want to meet but, not sure what to talk with a Spiritual Companion about? Here are some sample themes one might be contemplating:
- Grappling with questions of purpose and meaning (Who am I? What are my core values? What is mine to do?)
- Discerning vocation and/or career direction (How do I discern my path?)
- Searching for and discovering or making meaning in life (What brings me joy? Where does my heart’s deep gladness meet the world’s greatest need?)
- Exploring spiritual, theological, philosophical questions or texts (Will you help me make sense of this passage? How is it relevant to my life?)
- Dealing with suffering (Why do difficult things happen to good people? How do I accept and process grief?)
- Making life-giving choices (How do I make healthy decisions?)
- Building and healing relationships - with family, roommates, friends, co-workers (What do I say to heal a rift? How can I earn trust? How are relationships nurtured?)
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What Spiritual companions do?
It's important for you to know what Spiritual Companions are, as well as what they are not before meeting.
What spiritual companions do:
- Listen
- Accompany
- Guide
- Ask questions
- See the whole person
- Offer moral support
- Offer spiritual resources such as texts and teachings for reflection
- Offer and teach spiritual practices to support well-being
- Create and hold safe and brave spaces
- Offer mindful meditation and contemplation practices
- Illuminate tradition
- Guide moral and ethical decision-making
- Reflect
- Promote growth, healing, and human understanding
- Connect present struggles with larger realities and traditions
- Practice compassion
- Liaise with other College resources and services
- Listen, listen, listen
What spiritual companions don't DO
- Do not offer crisis intervention
- Do not offer safety assessments
- Do not offer wellness counseling
- Do not offer psychological treatment