Discerning the will of God

an Ignatian guide to Christian decision making

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an Ignatian guide to Christian decision making

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Table of Contents

Introduction: When faced with a major life choice
Text of St. Ignatius
Preparation
The question : which choice does God want?
The foundation
God's infinite love and our response
"We love because he first loved us"
"To do your will is my delight"
The disposition : openness to whatever God wills
"Whatever you want, Lord"
"Loved to the death by Jesus Christ"
Sent by Jesus
The means
Spiritual "exercises"
Holy Eucharist
Sacred scripture
Silence
Spiritual direction
Review of spiritual experience
From preparation to discernment
Discernment
Clarity beyond doubting : the first mode
"He could not doubt about the matter"
"This certitude and deep peace"
"There was no doubting it"
"It had always been clear"
First mode of discernment
Questions to consider
An attraction of the heart: the second mode
"With deep devotion and tears"
"Experience of consolations and desolations"
"Again that consolation would be given me"
"Only when there was peace in my heart"
"The room in my heart"
"When I was most joyful"
"Like a magnet drawing me"
Second mode of discernment
Questions to consider
A preponderance of reasons : the third mode
A further mode of discernment
A time of tranquility
Third mode of discernment : first way
"She suggested looking at the advantages
And disadvantages"
Third mode of discernment: second way
"When I took the first point"
Third mode of discernment
Questions to consider
Fruit
The value of the process of discernment
Concluding the process
The process and growth
The process and grace
The fruit of discernment
"And this gives me peace and joy"
"In your will is our peace".

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Includes bibliographical references.

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Dewey Decimal Class
248.4
Library of Congress
BV4509.5 .G345 2009, BV4509.5.G345 2009

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Pagination
p. cm.

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OL23212965M
Internet Archive
discerningwillof0000gall
ISBN 10
0824524896
ISBN 13
9780824524890
LCCN
2009015753
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6755643

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