https://www.wellspringspd.com/blog daily 0.75 2026-01-30 https://www.wellspringspd.com/blog/the-gift-of-shared-presence monthly 0.5 2026-01-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/fdad6f2c-4ad5-4067-8c11-81f821bd315d/unsplash-image-mki48azlI2k.jpg Blog - The Well - The Gift of Shared Presence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/1769740539638-GRU93FM94ZIBRYEN0214/unsplash-image-bQ9y93kdk4c.jpg Blog - The Well - The Gift of Shared Presence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/1769740681011-3SAJLNN0M1BOV2MVLGC5/unsplash-image-XS_o-Iuf9Go.jpg Blog - The Well - The Gift of Shared Presence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/1769741333670-DKF593E8XITHNVLCOKHS/unsplash-image-Isbx9diUnhU.jpg Blog - The Well - The Gift of Shared Presence - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.wellspringspd.com/blog/developing-discernment-part-2 monthly 0.5 2025-04-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/b8a800e6-0ecd-467a-be45-d2eac825a596/unsplash-image-z2tinW7Z6Bw.jpg Blog - The Well - Developing Discernment: Part 2 While other viewers more observant than I saw the gorilla the first time, the experiment still illustrates a powerful point – it is much easier to find what we are looking for. Stated another way, attention is a potent gift because it so often determines our focus and pursuit. It matters what we pay attention too. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/e62bdba1-82c1-466b-a569-ce5ce3c881cd/unsplash-image-G4fPRLboREI.jpg Blog - The Well - Developing Discernment: Part 2 - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/4782ce37-f96f-4194-b5b0-ee1577e7bf44/unsplash-image-M4FUKFJ73tM.jpg Blog - The Well - Developing Discernment: Part 2 - 2. Relish the Gifts of God (3-5 min) a. In the awareness of God’s loving gaze, take some time to reflect of the day and notice those gifts of grace for which you are thankful. A pleasant conversation? A time with a friend? An unexpected encouragement or compliment? A moment to enjoy the gift of God’s creation? A special sense of God’s presence? An answered prayer? b. Take the time to express your thankfulness to God for His love, faithfulness, and goodness. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/1743450965749-11K9GVHH9FCPX98PY3RU/unsplash-image-333oj7zFsdg.jpg Blog - The Well - Developing Discernment: Part 2 - What did you Notice? As you take time to step into practicing the Prayer of Examen, I would be very interested to hear of your experience. Was there a something in the practice that was life giving for you? What was it? What was life giving about that part? What is the fruit of the practice that you are noticing in your life? Engage the conversation in the comments below. Looking forward to hearing from you! https://www.wellspringspd.com/blog/developing-discernment-part-1 monthly 0.5 2024-11-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/1732553815331-RRE40YQZZAJF8IRAA2Y3/unsplash-image-PbzntH58GLQ.jpg Blog - The Well - Developing Discernment: Part 1 - The greatest benefit I have received from engagement in Ignatian practices is the development of discernment. Ignatius teaches that with time, attention, and practice we can develop discernment in collaboration with the Holy Spirit’s activity in our lives. Ignatius gives us tools for growing in our discernment of Jesus’ presence in our lives and how Jesus is continuing to invite us into His activity in the world around us. Therefore, I am called the series Developing Discernment. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/1732554102109-94QJ7OFKXO3HLNG3GVTD/unsplash-image-mmWqrsjZ4Lw.jpg Blog - The Well - Developing Discernment: Part 1 - Something unexpected, yet life changing, occurred from his friendship with these books. Inigo began to notice a shift developing in his interior life. He still held ambition of knightly glory, yet those dreams brought only temporary fulfillment. His imagination began to include a life of service to King Jesus, resulting in an undercurrent of peace and joy that was deeper and more consistent. In his autobiography, Ignatius would write of himself in the third person saying, “When he thought of worldly matters, he found much delight; but after growing weary and dismissing them, he found he was dry and unhappy. But when he thought of…imitating the saints…he not only found consolation in these thoughts, but even after they left him, he remained happy and joyful.”[ii] https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/1732556076624-K4F8FPTRY3LESVTIN8HZ/unsplash-image-pZVi92S-ZMs.jpg Blog - The Well - Developing Discernment: Part 1 - Consolation is marked by a grace that keeps me open to God, aware of His presence, and draws me towards collaboration with His work in the world. Consolation leads towards growth in Christ. While it is easier to live in consolation during the good days, the grace of consolation can also be experienced as faith, hope, and love as the undercurrent of our lives even when the surface is rough and stormy. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/6caed52d-dc16-4d25-9c74-ce267dda19d5/unsplash-image-BuNWp1bL0nc.jpg Blog - The Well - Developing Discernment: Part 1 - In contrast, desolation is marked by a struggle to notice or feel God’s presence with me. This usually also involves a closing inward on myself which impedes collaboration with God’s grace in my life and with His working in the world around me. Desolation feels very distracting to my pursuit of following Jesus. Desolation can be a confusing experience to walk through. Jesus, who promised to never leave us or forsake us, seems to be distant and quiet. David expresses this in his lament of Psalm 13, “O Lord, how long will you forget me? Forever? 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(Exodus 4:18-26) The most well-known encounter at a well is probably Jesus and the Samaritan women. (John 4:1-16) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/1726707062733-GEEABT5JCDIAF6RPPRAC/Wellspring_ICON-Color.png Blog - The Well - WELCOME TO THE WELL In some ways, the logo for Wellspring can be seen in depicted the imagery of a well. Viewed a certain way the blue curved borders on the top and bottom of the image look like the capstones of a well while the tan inside lines depicts the walls of the well which contained the water which is at the center of the design. And in many ways, the biblical symbolism of the well mirrors my own desire and purpose in the creation of Wellspring Spiritual Direction. Spiritual direction is a practice of encounter and relationship. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/66579ea1305ef16ed4ddcd90/0f2b8c30-c7ca-4806-9738-e616e9be5af7/unsplash-image-eCEj-BR91xQ.jpg Blog - The Well - WELCOME TO THE WELL Still, as closely as the logo design and intent of Wellspring is connected to the imagery of wells, the ministry is not called “The Well” but “Wellspring”. There is an important reason for this. As vital as the well and water is to sustaining life, the well and water would not be available without its source – it’s Wellspring. At Wellspring our focus in not only providing drinks of soul refreshing water every four to six weeks through the practice of spiritual direction. 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