Finding God in Each Moment: The Practice of Discernment in Everyday Life

by Carol Ann Smith

Finding God in Each Moment is an invitation to become more attentive to the way the Spirit leads you and perceive more clearly God's presence and action in the world by considering your relationships as the very places in which you daily experience God's guidance. Through nine Moments of Love, the spiritual stages through which any healthy, growing relationship progresses, you will learn how to experience God's action while identifying the Qualities needed for becoming more responsive to God's invitation to growth. Selections from scripture, the writings of St. Ignatius, and the documents of Vatican II will lead you to discover how each moment holds the opportunity to be taught by God.

222 pages, Paperback

First published August 21, 2006

Reviews

[Carol Ann · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a follow up to Moment by Moment which I enjoyed much more. I was going to use this in my summer prayer, but I ended up going through Finding Christ in the World. I do like many of the questions in this book that I will use in my spiritual direction ministry (and recently used one of them as a fabulous conversation starter on Facebook). Also, there were times where it was instrumental in coinciding and confirming what God was teaching me in praying through Finding Christ in the World.

[Jess Mason · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an outstanding exploration of many considerations attached to the dynamics of discernment, from a refreshingly relational and holistic perspective. I don't have to agree with every statement from every quotation to be able to say that this was truly a labor of love and spiritual attentiveness. The contemplative questions are excellent, and the layout makes this book easy to reference for various seasons in one's spiritual life and/or in ones interpersonal relationships. I'm sure I will be coming back to this book again and again.