The Intimacy You Desire

We talk about Jesus being our “friend,” but do we really believe it? Is our personal prayer ever as casual and intimate as enjoying a cup of coffee with our friend?   Saint Ignatius of Loyola, however, believed that God invites all of us into a mutual friendship. Picking up where most books on the Ignatian Spiritual Exercises leave off, spiritual director Tom Elliott guides us toward accepting God’s invitation to mutuality. To accept God’s invitation means to understand ourselves, God, and