“And I realized how important it is to face the Lord in a special way where someone can assist you, can help you to recognize what is happening and how the Lord is moving in your life. Basically, that’s what spiritual direction is.” – Sis. Bernie Cuevas
Sis. Bernie Cuevas went through the pain of losing her husband and being left with her children early in their marriage. And at that moment, she didn’t know what hit her. Everything changed.
Throughout this ordeal, she felt anger and pain, but she also knew she needed God so she continued to cling to Him. She knew how it felt to be lost and learned the importance of being supported by friends and family.
And that is how spiritual direction became meaningful to her. She shares how the Lord allowed her to see her relationship with God at the moment, and this helped her appreciate spiritual direction even more.
In this episode, Sis. Bernie Cuevas opens up about her experiences of losing a husband, God’s “one-month miracle” in their lives, why spiritual direction matters, and how we can deepen our relationship with God through it.