Holy Spirit as a Flame

At the beginnning of each spiritual direction session I hold, I light a candle. For me the flame is a symbol of inviting the Spirit or more acknowledging that God’s Spirit is already present with us. It is the Spirit, who is here directing both me and the directee. It is Spirit who is our director.

This simple act of lighting a candle is a great reminder for me. It removes the pressure from me to “perform” and allows me to be a reed through which the Spirit flows.

"Sacred is the call,
awesome indeed the intrustment.
Tending the holy, tending the holy."