Michelle MorrisI’ve been married for 40 years and I have three children and two adorable grandchildren. Life is very full, and I am trying to be mindfully present to every moment! I love to travel, read, knit, garden, feed the birds, take long bike rides, spoil my wonderful grandkids, and of course, create art! I was trained and have received certification as a Spiritual Director from the Sustainable Faith School of Spiritual Direction and am a member of Spiritual Directors International and Evangelical Spiritual Directors Association. I am enrolled in the School of Sustainable Faith’s Ignatian Spirituality training and will be certified to lead others in the Ignatian Exercises in the fall of 2021. In addition to individual direction, I offer group Spiritual Direction, Contemplative Life retreats, as well as the Contemplative Art Workshops and retreats.
My background is in art. I spent 30 years as a professional artist, teaching, showing and selling my work. My art background blends beautifully with my work today. I use contemplative art exercises often with those who come for Spiritual Direction and I lead contemplative art workshops and retreats. I love that God blended both my love of art and my calling to Spiritual Direction in such a beautiful way. God is, after all, a Creator! I am creating a resource of contemplative art with poetry, meditations, and Visio Divinia to be used by Spiritual Directors, church leaders or individuals. Click on the "Learn More" button for more information. |
I have a passion for helping others connect deeply with God. When I found Spiritual Direction, I immediately felt a call to it as a vocation. Spiritual Direction set me on a path to the mystery of God’s presence, hearing the “still small voice” of God and noticing God’s movement in my life. I have a heart for those who are struggling, at a crossroads in life, questioning their faith or those who simply hunger for more of God. The only requirement is a desire to know and experience God more deeply. It is my joy to companion others as they journey on the path toward the lover and creator of their soul.
As a spiritual director I listen to the stories of others. Everyone has a sacred story that is unique to them and I am no different. Life can be hard and it was during a particularly hard season of my life that I realized I couldn’t feel or see God working in my life anymore. The things that worked in the past didn’t anymore. I was questioning my faith and I felt lost, like there was nothing solid beneath me. My struggle led me to find God’s presence in contemplative practices and my crumbling faith was slowly renewed. As I experienced God in new ways, I found peace and felt God’s faithful love for me. God was always there working, and was faithful to lead me with an even greater faith than before. |
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