journal

Your journal is expected to be a 5-paragraph essay.

1. Introduction to include: day, time, location of experience and why it was chosen
2. Description of spiritual experience
3. Reflection of experience using reflection questions provided below
4. Address how the experience resonates with the values inherent in the College Mission Statement and your own values.
5. Conclusion to include: how you were impacted

Spiritual Reflection Questions

Use those questions that are of interest to you or appropriate to your service to write your journal entry.  Note: do not type these questions verbatim into your journal.  They are to be used to guide your reflection and should be woven into the narrative of your journal. 

1. When I think about my spiritual experiences, what are my deepest feelings?
2. Am I comfortable with things of a spiritual nature? Why or why not?
3. What is it that nourishes me spiritually?
4. Who are the people in my life (past and present) I admire most? What is it that I admire about them? What would it take for me to emulate their actions/ behaviors/ attitudes?
5. Who have I had an influence on, either positively or negatively? How do I feel about that?
6. What are my hopes, desires, and/ or concerns about my life and about the kind of person I want to become?
7. What are the obstacles that keep me from living a spiritual life?
8. What experiences in my life have inspired me to make a change in my behavior or attitude?
9. Are there things in my life that I need to change or that challenge me?
10.  What is it that I truly value? How do I express those values?