God speaks to each of us as he makes us

Make big shadows the divine can move within

Looking for a spiritual director or information about spiritual direction? Consider meeting with Wendy Fernstrum, a certified spiritual director located in Minneapolis/St. Paul, Minnesota.

then walks with us silently out of the night

What to Expect

What can you expect from spiritual direction? Most of us live in a way that is much smaller and more constrained than we imagined we would when we were younger. Over time, we learn how to shrink back from our

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When to Consider

When to Consider

When is the right time to consider spiritual direction? Everyone is on a journey. For those who recognize that journey as spiritual, traveling with a spiritual companion can help you navigate the way. Spiritual direction is for: Those who are

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Contact

Contact

Spiritual direction with Wendy Fernstrum is offered in St. Paul, and Marine on St. Croix, Minnesota. Sessions may also take place over the phone or via Zoom. You can reach Wendy by phone at 651.395.8275 or complete the form. You

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Go to the limits of your longing

Big Shadows was inspired by a poem by Rainer Maria Rilke, “Go to the Limits of Your Longing:”

God speaks to each of us as he makes us,
then walks with us silently out of the night.

These are the words we dimly hear:

You, sent out beyond your recall,
go to the limits of your longing.
Embody me.

Flare up like a flame
and make big shadows I can move in.

Let everything happen to you: beauty and terror.
Just keep going. No feeling is final.
Don’t let yourself lose me.

Nearby is the country they call life.
You will know it by its seriousness.

Give me your hand.

From “Book of Hours, I 59,” inRilke’s Book of Hours: Love Poems to God, translated by Joanna Macyand Anita Barrows