in prayer with scripture, to listen and let go. For this phase, you could encourage a more active and reflective form of prayer: "... I would suggest you approach the first half of your prayer exercise with the same concentration that you would use when reading a very special letter from someone you love. Read the material carefully and mull it over with your imagination, mind, and heart. Then in the latter half of the period, hang loose. Let the words and images sink in. Allow time for your intuition and God to juggle some of the images and thoughts and to give you a deepening appreciation of them. Your careful and reflective reading is like tending vines in a garden.... Your hanging loose is like allowing rain to nurture them.... This prayerful reflection on the First Principle and Foundation is intended to establish a structure for the process of the Exercises to develop. It's like a wooden trellis on which the vines can grow...." The purpose of asking your directee to write his own rendition of the P & F is to further his understanding of it. This understanding will be very important for him after the Exercises journey. We live our spiritual lives and we make decisions not just from prayer experiences but also from values which we frequently articulate to ourselves through principles and maxims. After the Exercises journey has been completed, values such as those contained in the P & F will be helpful: choosing what