God’s Welcome

God's Welcome: A Co-Creative Vision of the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius for Women

By: Cynthia Byers Walter

While remaining true to the original Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius, God's Welcome presents the exercises in a more dialogical format that respects the range of experience of twenty-first century seekers. Conceived as a response to the issues women typically face when making the Exercises, this book appeals to anyone interested in a deeper, co-creative, and cooperative relationship with God through Jesus Christ.

Using the Ignatian pattern of a daily discipline of prayer, God's Welcome takes the seeker through a journey of about nine months, in which spiritual growth is informed not only by Holy Scripture, but by the scripture of daily life and experience.

About the Author

The Rev. Cynthia Byers Walter, DMin. is an Episcopal priest who has served parishes in Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Now residing in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia, she concentrates on teaching, spiritual direction, and leading retreats.